Employment Counsel

About the role

Let's get into the specifics. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role - especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews - but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this: We're looking for an experienced Employment Counsel to join our Legal team and partner closely with our People Team and senior business leaders. This is a high-impact role for someone who combines strong employment law depth with sound judgment, practical communication and the ability to bring clarity in a fast-moving, international environment. You'll act as a trusted in-house employment law partner across a broad range of issues, helping Mews scale with the right legal frameworks, policies and ways of working. You'll advise across the employee lifecycle, support complex and sensitive matters, and help turn legal complexity into practical guidance that our teams can use. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, is comfortable operating with pace and ambiguity, and wants to help shape how Employment Legal supports a growing global business. ✅ Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Partner with the People Team on day-to-day and strategic employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions. Advise on complex employee relations matters across the employee lifecycle, including contracts, terms and conditions, investigations, disciplinary issues, disputes and complex terminations. Develop, review and improve employment policies, playbooks, knowledge bases and scalable frameworks that help the business operate consistently and compliantly. Provide clear, commercially grounded guidance to senior stakeholders, helping them understand risk, make decisions and move forward with confidence. Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, cross-border employment matters and global mobility questions as Mews continues to grow internationally. Work closely with People and business stakeholders on employment issues involving works councils, local country nuance and organisational change. Manage employment-related disputes and litigation with external counsel, and help identify practical approaches to risk mitigation. Deliver training and education that improves legal awareness and equips managers and People partners to handle issues well. Support employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions and integration work where needed.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer, licensed/barred in good standing in the UK or an EU jurisdiction, with strong experience supporting large U.S. companies and advising on U.S.-related employment law matters
• 5+ years of employment law experience gained in a law firm, in-house, or a combination of both, ideally in an international or cross-border setting.
• Strong employment law judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk, business reality and stakeholder needs.
• Experience partnering closely with People/HR teams and advising senior stakeholders in a practical, solutions-oriented way.
• Confidence handling policies, process design, playbook creation and scalable legal enablement work, not just reactive case support.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear business guidance.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• A collaborative style and the ability to build trust quickly across functions and levels.
• Bonus points if you have:
• In-house experience supporting a high-growth or multinational business.
• Exposure to works councils and labour relations topics across Europe.
• Experience building employment policies or operational playbooks from scratch or improving them at scale.
• A background that combines strong technical employment law knowledge with a calm, practical approach in less structured environments.
• Location A = UK
• Location B = Spain
• Location C = Ireland
• Location D = Czechia
• Pay Transparency at Mews
• Salary ranges are provided in good faith and reflect current market conditions and internal pay structures. Final compensation may be adjusted based on funding, budget constraints, or exceptional candidate qualifications, but will remain within reasonable proximity to the stated range.
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Help make the world more hospitable The hospitality industry is uniquely human, and it deserves technology that's just as inspiring as the people behind it. At Mews, we're transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences. You'll work with smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. You'll have autonomy and the trust to make good decisions and move quickly. And you'll enjoy a real sense of purpose as you see the impact of what we're building. If you're motivated by ownership, curiosity and meaningful impact, and are driven to deliver consistent high performance, you'll feel at home here.

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