Junior Employment Lawyer

This is more than a job. It’s a chance to build, grow, and make a real impact! Join our team as our new Junior Employment Lawyer!

The Junior Employment Lawyer will provide day-to-day employment law support primarily in relation to the French organisation, working under the supervision of the Global Employment Lawyer. 

The role will support the management of individual and collective employment law matters in France, including employee relations, employment documentation, disciplinary matters, complex terminations, employee representative matters, collective bargaining and employment litigation. 

The Junior Employment Lawyer will progressively develop autonomy in handling routine and lower-risk French employment law matters, while supporting the Global Employment Lawyer on more complex, sensitive and strategic matters. 

In addition to this core French remit, the Junior Employment Lawyer will support the Global Employment Lawyer on selected international employment law matters, primarily through legal research, employment law monitoring, comparative analysis and coordination of information.

French Individual Employment Law

• Provide first-level employment law support on day-to-day individual employment matters in France. 
• Advise on contractual changes on employment law contract, mobility, working time, compensation and employee relations matters. 
• Support complex disciplinary and performance management procedures. 
• Support complex individual termination processes, including dismissals and negotiated exits. 
• Prepare legal analyses, documentation and ensure compliance with applicable procedural requirements. 
• Identify and escalate complex, sensitive or high-risk matters to the Global Employment Lawyer. 

Employee Relations & SBS Local Employee Representatives

• Provide legal support on employee relations matters in France. 
• Handle routine questions and alerts raised by SBS local employee representatives (Représentants de Proximité – RP), in coordination with the relevant HR teams. 
• Analyse RP questions and prepare legal responses and recommendations. 
• Identify and escalate matters presenting significant collective, employee relations, reputational or litigation risk. 
• Support the Global Employment Lawyer on sensitive employee representative and trade union matters. 

CSE, CSSCT & Collective Employee Relations

• Support projects relating to employee representative elections and social governance. 
• Assist the Global Employment Lawyer on strategic or sensitive collective employee relations matters. 

Collective Bargaining

• Support the preparation of collective bargaining negotiations. 
• Conduct legal research and benchmarking.

French Employment Litigation

• Support the management of French employment litigation and pre-litigation matters. 
• Prepare case files and factual chronologies. 
• Conduct legal and case-law research. 
• Coordinate the collection of documents and information required by external counsel. 

 French Employment Law Monitoring & Knowledge Management

• Monitor French employment legislation, case law and collective bargaining developments. 
• Identify developments potentially impacting the organisation. 
• Prepare concise legal updates for the Global Employment Lawyer and French HR teams. 
• Maintain employment law templates, guidance, FAQs and internal legal resources. 
• Contribute to Employment Law training materials and awareness sessions.

International Employment Law – Support to the Global Employment Lawyer

The Junior Employment Lawyer will support the Global Employment Lawyer on selected international matters without acting as a direct legal adviser to international HR teams. 
Responsibilities may include: 

• Conducting legal research on employment law developments in selected jurisdictions. 

• Conducting comparative legal research across jurisdictions. 

• Master's degree in Employment/Labour Law and/or qualified lawyer, with up to approximately three years of relevant professional experience. 

• Strong knowledge of French employment law. 

• Previous experience in a law firm, in-house legal department or employment law environment would be an advantage. 

• Interest in international and comparative employment law. 

• Professional proficiency in French and English. 

• Strong legal research, analytical and drafting skills. 

• Ability to translate legal requirements into clear and practical advice. 

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. 

• Ability to manage several matters simultaneously and meet deadlines. 

• Sound judgement and ability to identify matters requiring escalation. 

• Strong interpersonal communication skills & a can-do attitude 

• High level of discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters. 

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For more than 25 years, Axway has helped major brands and government agencies worldwide with trusted solutions in Managed File Transfer (MFT), B2B integration, APIs, and Financial Accounting Hub products. SBS empowers banks and financial institutions to reimagine the future with a composable, cloud-based architecture supporting deposits, lending, compliance, payments, consumer finance, and asset finance operations across the globe.

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We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, knowing our people are our greatest strength. Join us and be part of a team where you can thrive, grow, and make an impact.

We offer benefits that support your health, growth, and lifestyle, so you can thrive at work and beyond, including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, flexible work, career development, competitive pay, and global culture perks.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or any other protected characteristic.