Senior Legal Advisor

This is a great opportunity for an employment lawyer as a Senior Legal Counsel within Sky’s in house HR Legal team. We seek a motivated, collaborative and commercially minded lawyer who is able to support across the full breadth of employment law issues, primarily in UK & Ireland but with scope across Sky’s footprint in other jurisdictions. The role will offer a wide variety of cutting-edge work and provide first-class opportunities for development and growth, both within the team and more broadly across the department and the Sky Group. Our team is part of the Sky Legal team with around 200 UK based lawyers. Sky is fast paced and challenging, but it’s also a people first business with friendly, amazing colleagues and real opportunities to grow your career. The variety of work is unique in the UK – ranging across the entire TMT sector from market leading Sports and News issues, to Sky Studios productions, to our key volume areas including our engineers, retail and contact centre populations. This is an exciting time to join the HR Legal team. Our business is increasingly focused on large and strategic projects, and HR Legal are a growing team with a key seat at the table in guiding and delivering this change. The role will report into Stephen Hall, Head Counsel of the HR Legal team based in our West London offices. Provide clear, commercial and practical advice to HR, business leaders and internal lawyers regarding the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues – primarily in UK&I but with an international scope. Support HR and the business to deliver Sky’s ambitious transformation and M&A programme, working on and driving key strategic projects and other commercial priorities. Exposure to senior leadership providing timely, concise and effective advice on key HR projects and risks - with accountability for providing creative and risk-based solutions, and driving positive outcomes. Opportunity to work both independently and as a team - building effective relationships with HR and legal colleagues and the wider Sky businesses (including Sky Group and NBC Universal). Coach and develop other team members within the HR Legal team and broader Sky Legal team – including supervising our Paralegals who conduct our employment tribunal litigation in house. Extensive experience in UK employment law issues within a highly regarded law firm or equivalent in-house Experience of managing i) large scale restructuring and M&A projects, ii) reputational management issues, and ii) trade union issues Ability to effectively supervise on tribunal claims Commerciality – Ability to cut through complexity and provide creative, practical and risk based solutions Exceptional communication skills – Ability to clearly and effectively communicate advice to and manage a complex network of senior stakeholders Independent and pro-active – Ability to give legal advice quickly and independently, escalating at the appropriate time and driving matters forward Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution Private healthcare with mental health support Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect Sharesave and Tech schemes We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week. Your office base Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.