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Legal Counsel, Employment

R, Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States, 97458

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Overview Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We recruit, pay, and manage international teams. All positions are fully remote and we work asynchronously around the world.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, apply now and define the future of work.

What this job can offer you This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR-tech space as a

Legal Counsel - Employment , joining our Legal Team as an Employment Law Counsel. We are looking for a talented employment lawyer who can help with our team’s mission: supercharging our business through excellent legal advice and solid legal processes.

Remote’s well-established Legal team is composed of friendly, talented lawyers from many countries with diverse experiences. The Employment Legal Team principally supports:

Our Employee Lifecycle team in their support regarding external employees globally

Our People team in managing internal employees globally and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions

Our wider Legal Team in dealing with global employment issues (advisory and contentious disputes, i.e. litigation and arbitration)

What you bring

Experience as a UK or Ireland employment lawyer post-qualification

Experience in advisory and litigation employment law work including the entire employee lifecycle (recruitment, HR policies, benefits, and terminations)

Interest in working for a tech-scaleup and specifically HR-tech

Keen to understand a range of international employment law challenges

Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system (Juro), documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive), and task management system (KissFlow)

Fluent English; strong knowledge of another language is an advantage

Ideally both law firm and in-house experience, but not strictly required

Ideally international employment experience, but not strictly required – willingness to learn and handle international issues is required

Remote work experience is not required but considered a plus

Responsibilities

Take ownership of employment legal work for the jurisdiction(s) where you are qualified, with a focus on the UK, Ireland, and broader EMEA region

Support the Employment Legal Team on global jurisdictions as needed, including managing or contributing to internal projects and instructing local counsels

Help improve processes, templates and knowledge resources

Promote a compliance-focused approach in all activities

Provide solutions rather than escalating problems

Practicalities

You'll report to:

Managing Counsel, Employment

Direct reports:

N/A

Team:

Legal - Employment

Location : Remote-friendly; priority for applicants in the EMEA region time zones

Start date:

As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy Remote's compensation philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations. We aim to pay above in-location rates and encourage global talent-hiring and local wealth creation. Salary bands are geo-based and may span multiple career levels. Actual base pay is determined by location, skills, experience, training, business needs and market demands; the range may change over time.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is $43,500 — $97,900 USD.

Benefits Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at the public handbook. Some benefits are available to all Remoters:

Work from anywhere

Flexible paid time off

Flexible working hours (async)

16 weeks paid parental leave

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Home office budget & IT equipment

Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day We work async at Remote, so you can plan your schedule around your life. For more details, see remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. Life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format

Submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standard language used at Remote

If you don’t have an up-to-date CV, you may share your LinkedIn profile

We encourage applicants from all ethnic groups, genders, sexualities, ages, abilities, and backgrounds. We have ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) and welcome requests for accommodations during the interview process. We also ask for pronouns at interview and may collect anonymized demographic data to stay accountable as an equal employment opportunity employer.

Remote embraces AI as a tool while prioritizing human creativity and expertise. For AI guidelines, please learn more through our resources. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

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