Senior Employment Lawyer - CDD

3 weeks ago
Part-time
Senior
HR and Recruiting
Agicap

Agicap

Agicap is a leading cash flow management solution that helps businesses streamline their cash flow, pay invoices, and track account receivables. With a focus on decreasing working capital requirements, increasing financial income, and reducing late unp...

Diversified Financial Services
251-1K
Founded 2016
$119M raised

Description

  • Draft, review, and update employment contracts, offer letters, and related amendments across seven group entities.
  • Advise on sensitive contract clauses, including non-compete, confidentiality, IP assignment, restrictive covenants, and garden leave.
  • Provide hands-on legal support for termination procedures, including dismissals, mutual terminations, settlements, and exit cost calculations.
  • Assess litigation risk, prepare defence files, and manage employment tribunal matters in coordination with external counsel.
  • Support disciplinary procedures and intervene when cases become contentious.
  • Prepare and review Works Council (CSE) consultations, information processes, and employee representative matters in France.
  • Draft and review HR policies, employee communications, and internal legal guidance for HR teams and management.
  • Implement and advise on GDPR obligations related to employee data processing in coordination with the DPO.
  • Advise on immigration and international mobility matters, including visa and work permit cases.
  • Report on ongoing employment litigation and legal risk to the CPO and other stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Master 2 degree in employment law or an equivalent qualification.
  • 5 to 8 years of experience in employment law, in a law firm, in-house, or both.
  • Significant experience handling terminations, ideally including collective dismissals.
  • Strong experience with employee representative bodies and CSE matters.
  • Expert knowledge of French employment law, including contracts, terminations, disciplinary matters, working time, compensation, and collective agreements.
  • Experience with employment tribunal litigation and managing external counsel.
  • Working knowledge of GDPR as applied to HR data.
  • Exposure to international employment law or multi-country environments is a strong advantage.
  • Familiarity with Anglo-Saxon incentive plans and international employment contracts is appreciated.
  • Fluent English is required in addition to French.
  • Ability to work autonomously, quickly, and with strong rigor in a fast-paced scale-up environment.
  • Strong discretion, integrity, and ability to explain legal issues clearly to non-lawyers.

Benefits

  • CDD temporary contract on a part-time basis, 20 hours per week.
  • Flexible working arrangement with a schedule to be agreed, ideally spread over five days per week.
  • Lyon is the preferred on-site location.
  • Paris is also possible.
  • Full remote work is possible.
  • Opportunity to work across a fast-growing international scale-up with seven entities and multiple countries.
  • Inclusive work environment committed to equal opportunities and diversity.

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