# Employment Counsel

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Guildford, Surrey
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

**Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/fr_CA/careers/JobDetail/Employment-Counsel/216382?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking an experienced employment attorney for a 5-month maternity coverage period. You will report to the Senior Employment Counsel and work directly with People Experience business partners providing front-line and strategic support on various employment-related subjects.

The successful candidate will be based in our Guildford or Galway office or work remotely from the UK, Ireland, or East Coast US.

Key Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with the Global Employment Legal Team to ensure alignment and consistency across regions where EA operates.

- Act as primary employment counsel for EA's operations in Ireland, Finland, Romania, and Czechia, and provide support for employment matters in the UK and Sweden.

- Manage day-to-day employment law matters such as hiring, performance management, termination, wage and hour rules, disability accommodation, harassment, discrimination, and bullying.

- Liaise with external employment counsel to manage litigation or obtain advice on specific issues.

- Advise on employment or workforce-related issues arising in transactions and corporate arrangements in Europe and Asia.

- Support global employment projects from an employment perspective.

- Collaborate with other members of the Employment team to support their EU territories as needed.

Requirements:

- Experienced practising attorney in employment law in an in-house legal department or law firm.

- Qualified solicitor in your location.

- Proficiency with applicable laws relating to employment matters in relevant territories.

- Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.

- Experience working cross-functionally with business and legal teams.

- Ability to partner with all levels of management and manage numerous projects simultaneously.

Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a holistic approach to employee benefits, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being. Programmes may include medical coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid leave, parental leave, free games, and more.

## Skills

### Required
- employment law
- labour law
- litigation management
- strategic planning

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