The Role
- Technically excellent and continuously improving in the legal disciplines which will determine our future (particularly in the space where media, digital, data, consumer and adtech law meet);
- Passionate about and committed to Condé Nast and the value of creativity to the economy and society;
- Trustworthy, ethical and have absolute integrity;
- Pragmatic in our approach, always seeking solutions, open to change and embracing best practice in Legal Tech and Legal Ops;
- International in outlook and curious about the world around us.
- Partnering with Conde Nast People Team colleagues (both in HQ and in our wholly owned international markets) to ensure internal legal best practices for managing employee relations.
- Supporting the Executive Director, International Employment and Compliance, and providing advise and support on all employment law work, across UK, Europe and APAC markets, working closely with People Team colleagues.
- Supporting employee investigations.
- Advising upon individual and collective consultation processes.
- Providing advice and support on issues relating to diversity and inclusion.
- Managing external counsel where appropriate.
- Supporting advice on day to day employment matters including contract templates, disciplinary and grievance processes, redundancy and restructuring. This will include overseeing employment contracts and exit paperwork where appropriate.
- Supporting People Team to address workforce representation related issues, including workers’ councils and other representative bodies.
- Keeping up to date with relevant legal and regulatory updates and advise on changes in local law or regulation that may impact policies and procedures.
- Supporting the Executive Director, International Employment and Compliance on employment litigation.
- Supporting compliance queries, issues, and Compliance investigations as they arise as well as queries from auditors and regulators.
- Preparing and helping draft guidance and training to colleagues on employment law and Compliance matters.
- Working with Legal & Policy team members on instructing and monitoring UK visa applications and on compliance issues relating to our UK visa sponsorship licence, including but not limited to record keeping, and reporting changes alongside our external partner.
- Working with Legal & Policy team members to enable the global mobility internal policy application, supporting on global immigration requirements and liaising with relevant external third parties on our behalf.
Who you are:
- Qualified legal professional (with 2+ years PQE preferable).
- Be passionate about the media industry.
- Strong experience in UK and International Employment law gained either in private practice or in an in-house role in a sector similar to Conde Nast.
- In particular, experience of handling international employment law issues, including consultations, and employee relations matters, such as internal investigations and disciplinary matters, is required.
- Ability to coordinate investigations in Europe and APAC markets.
- Additional experience in ethical compliance matters, and working with company compliance policies, is preferred.
- Interest and preferentially experience of advising or managing immigration matters.
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to present legal advice in a pragmatic, problem solving and commercial fashion.
- European international languages spoken is preferred.
- Confident, self starter who welcomes the opportunity presented in developing strong relationships.
- Positive “can do” attitude and willingness to work flexibly and as part of an evolving team that is itself operating in a business and sector going through change.
- Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find you’ll find all Condé Nast-developed learning courses and trainings, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages
- 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for if you get married, move house or want to volunteer
- Hybrid working and core hours
- Competitive pension scheme
- Bupa Private Healthcare
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work
- Employee Assistance programme
- Bring your dog to work
- A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts
- Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions
- Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce