Parity is one of the world's most experienced core blockchain infrastructure
companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies
in the blockchain sector. Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and
former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual
Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary
author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper.
Based in Berlin, London, and Lisbon with over 500 employees/non-contingent
workers worldwide, Parity has built clients for Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Zcash
and has pioneered a completely new, next-generation blockchain protocol with
Polkadot and the framework it's built with, Substrate. Parity builds the open-
source technologies needed to power an unstoppable, decentralised web—known as
Web3—and helps developers and organisations implement and build upon the Web3
tech stack.
About the team:
The legal team advises and supports Parity across all of the business. We are
a fun hardworking team of 4 lawyers, 1 Trainee lawyer and 1 paralegal headed
up by the General Counsel (Chrissy Hill). The work of the team is varied and
challenging supporting a fast moving business which is growing rapidly. We
currently have legal entities in UK, Germany and Portugal and are in the
process of establishing an entity in Singapore.
About the position:
Reporting to the Senior Employment Legal Counsel (based in the UK) the
Employment Legal Counsel provides proactive legal support to all areas of the
business and is responsible for the following:
Supporting and advising the People Teams in Parity with all employment
legal matters with a primary focus on Germany
The role will be based in Germany with remote working possible and the
opportunity to work from our Berlin office (where part of the legal and
people teams are based)
Proactively engaging with People, Recruitment and other teams in
supporting in the growth of the company as it expands internationally
Advising on the full range of employment legal issues both contentious and
non contentious including recruitment, diversity and inclusion,
restrictive covenants, terminations, grievances, discrimination, non
contingent workers, contract negotiations, settlement agreements, employee
relations, Acquired Rights Directive, Whistleblowing and restructuring,
human rights.
The focus of the role will be on supporting the German business but
willing to support more broadly in EU and other jurisdictions including
Singapore
Reporting to the Senior Employment Legal Counsel supporting with
employment legal projects collaboratively with key stakeholders e.g.
review of employment contracts, business and people policies, setting up a
whistleblowing helpline/process to ensure compliance with EU
Whistleblowing Directive
Instructing external legal counsel as required particularly in relation to
employment legal projects
Assisting in the management of employment litigation in support of the
Senior Employment legal counsel, instructing external legal counsel as
required and liaising with internal stakeholders
Advising on GDPR in relation to employment matters and support with the
management of Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR's)
Delivering and/or organising ad hoc training for the People teams as
required including informal workshops sessions
Horizon scanning for changes in employment legislation in relevant
jurisdictions
About you:
Qualified in Germany you are 2-5 years pqe employment lawyer preferably
with some in-house experience (through a secondment, working in house or
previous commercial experience)
You have good quality training and experience in a German or international
law firm and are keen to learn and develop your employment legal career in
an international business which is expanding rapidly
Proactive in your approach you are commercially aware and able to provide
risk-based and solution orientated advice in a fast moving environment
You are keen to take more responsibility in a supportive environment and
develop your knowledge and experience in an international environment
You enjoy and have experience of working proactively across a range of
matters and projects in a fast paced and unstructured environment
You have excellent communication skills and have experience of developing
effective working relationships at all levels and across all functions
You enjoy working in a small team and have a good sense of humour
About working for us:
For everyone who joins us:
Competitive remuneration packages, including tokens (where legally
possible), based on iterative market research
Remote-first, global working environment with flexible hours
Collaborative, fast-paced, and self-initiating culture, designed to mimic
an open source workflow
Energising and collaborative team and company retreats all over the world
Opportunity to learn more about Web3 while on the job, with access to some
of the brightest minds in this space; we have plenty of educational
initiatives such as internal sessions, all-hands, AMAs, hackathons, etc.
Teammates who are genuinely excited about their job, impact, and Parity's
mission
The role will be based in Germany with remote working possible and the
opportunity to work from our Berlin office (where part of the legal and
people teams are based) There is an opportunity to relocate to Germany if
required.
For those joining us as employees in Germany, Portugal, or the U.K.:
28 paid vacation days per year
Work laptop (macOS or Linux-based) and equipment to enable you to work
successfully
£2,500 yearly learning and development budget for conferences or courses
of your choice
Not a perfect match to our requirements? We're still excited to receive your
application and hear how you think you can help us achieve our mission.
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