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Handle Recruitment

Legal Counsel, Employment

Handle RecruitmentLondon Area, United Kingdom· Contract
Added 25 Aug · still live

Not disclosed

Salary

Not disclosed by employer

241285% match

SOC code · predicted

Solicitors and lawyers

£51,600

Going rate

Skilled Worker going rate

This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa

SOC 2412 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,600, and Handle Recruitment is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.

This could also be SOC 2419 (Legal professionals not elsewhere classified., Legal counsel n.e.c. if not a qualified solicitor role). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.

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About the role

On behalf of a company operating at the heart of the media industry, we are looking for an Employment Counsel available at short notice for a 3-month contract.

You will be supporting the SVP, Employment & Compliance with the full range of employee matters and working closely with leaders from across the business.

Responsibilities

  • Providing advice and support on all types of employment matters, internationally
  • Ensuring best practise for managing employee relations
  • Supporting employee investigations
  • Keep you up to date with relevant legal and regulatory updates
  • Supporting with employment litigation

Much more information will be made available upon request by suitable candidates.

Experience

You will ideally have 2yrs+ PQE in private practise or in-house, preferably with media and/or entertainment experience; and should have experience handling international employment law issues, including consultations and employee relations matters.

Our clients are committed to inclusion and diversity; are proud to provide equal opportunity workplaces; and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender assignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.

All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 working days of application. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, though, we are not always able to respond directly to everyone, but we will try our very best.

Ready to apply? This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa.

This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Handle Recruitment, so check their own site for the current details.

Where this offer sits in the market

SOC 2412 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~106k in sample
P25 £42kP75 £78k
SOC 2412
£29kmedian £57kgoing rate £52k£78k

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About sponsorship for this role

Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?

Not necessarily. Handle Recruitment holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.

What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?

The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2412 going rate of £51,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.