Legal Counsel Employment Law

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Requirements:

• Profound knowledge on German Employment Law.
• Experience working with German work councils.
• Have a minimum of 3-5 years relevant working experience.
• Experienced in organisational development and change management and you have a broad understanding of employee relations and employee representation.
• Prepare information/consultation documentation to support discussion with works councils.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, including the ability to organise, plan, and prioritise tasks.
• Flexibility, the ability to meet deadlines, and changing direction when needed.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability to connect at all levels of an organisation and to influence others.
• Very strong communication and the ability to express complex legal related (and complex) topics in a clear, concise and pragmatic manner.

Responsibilities:

• Keep a clear overview of all current topics, projects and deadlines and manage them.
• Provide practical daily advise on all kinds of employment law topics.
• Be a trustworthy person of contact for the people team, the business stakeholders and our work councils.
• Focus on collaboration with your key stakeholders.
• Handle all issues in a confidential and professional manner.
• Prepare information and consultation of works councils to advice on business decisions.
• Supporting negotiations.
• Be proactive in finding solutions to adapt the business requirements to local regulations.