Counsel, Employment Legal - UK & EMEA

Responsibilities

• Advising on corporate employment issues (conflicts, dismissals, benefits, compliance, M&A) in the UK in collaboration with the talent teams.
• Advising on the changes related to and helping prepare for the implementation of The Employment Rights Act 2025.
• Advising on EMEA wide projects in collaboration with the rest of the EMEA Employment Legal team.
• Advising on production related employment issues in the UK and across the EMEA region in collaboration with members of EMEA Employment Legal, Production HR, Business and Legal Affairs, Physical Production, Safety, Content, and other teams who support our local productions.
• Providing subject matter expertise on a broad range of employment issues, including engaging cast and crew, misclassification risks, working time issues, discrimination, harassment and other employment practices, equality issues, and terminations arising on productions filming in various countries throughout EMEA.
• Carrying out investigations in the UK and on our EMEA based productions, in collaboration with the Talent team.
• Working with our third party local production companies on managing higher risk and higher profile issues arising on their productions across EMEA.
• Supporting our Production HR team in the delivery of our training for cast and crew working on productions.
• Proactively identifying, assessing, and balancing employment law risk, and offering practical, business oriented and creative solutions in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Staying abreast of, and advising on, legal developments.
• Collaborating with the Global Employment Legal team on global issues.
• Managing and using outside counsel effectively.
• Supporting Netflix's commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace and productions.

Requirements

• UK qualified lawyer with UK employment law experience, ideally both private practice and in house.
• Minimum of 5+ years PQE.
• Experience advising on or working in the TV, film, or entertainment industry (useful but not essential).
• Deep knowledge of UK employment laws and some experience advising on employment issues in other EMEA countries or EMEA wide.
• Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast paced environment.
• Strong team player with excellent judgment, professional standards, and the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• High empathy, excellent communication, solution oriented and remains calm under high stress situations.
• Open mind and willing to pivot if business needs change.
• Sense of humor and passion for the business.

Legal and Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.