[Hiring] Senior Employment Lawyer @Agicap

Role Description

Agicap is a high-growth scale-up structured as a group of 7 entities. We are looking for a Senior Employment Lawyer on a part-time basis to take over and consolidate the Legal HR scope. The role reports directly to the VP Legal & Social Affairs and is the operational legal reference point for all employment law matters across the 7 group entities. The incumbent will work closely with the People team (HRBP, People Ops), the Legal team, as well as with Finance on payroll-related matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Employment contract lifecycle
  • Drafting, review and update of employment contracts and offer letters (permanent, fixed-term, internships, internship agreements, apprenticeship contracts) for the 7 entities.
  • Drafting of amendments: mobility, role changes, salary adjustments, day-rate schemes (forfait jours), remote work, specific clauses.
  • Advice on sensitive clauses: non-compete, confidentiality, IP assignment, restrictive covenants, garden leave.
• Terminations & exits
  • Legal guidance on termination procedures, with active hands-on involvement as soon as the case becomes contentious (e.g. opposing counsel involved): dismissals for personal reasons (disciplinary, underperformance), individual and collective economic dismissals, mutual termination agreements (ruptures conventionnelles).
  • Drafting of official documents: pre-dismissal meeting notices, dismissal letters, settlement agreements, mutual termination agreements.
  • Calculation of exit costs: severance payments, settlement indemnities, final pay, notice, paid leave, variable compensation.
  • Analysis and assessment of litigation risk: evaluation of employment tribunal exposure, strategy recommendations, preparation of defence files.
  • Legal guidance on disciplinary procedures with active hands-on involvement as soon as the case becomes contentious: pre-sanction meetings, precautionary suspensions, sanctions.
• Employment litigation
  • Interface with external counsel on employment tribunal and employment matters: briefing, preparation of evidence, hearing follow-up.
  • Drafting and provision of the documents and materials required for the defence.
  • Regular reporting on ongoing litigation to the CPO.
• Legal support for Works Council (CSE) — France
  • Preparation and review of CSE consultations and information processes (including restructurings, strategic projects, and recurrent consultations), ensuring compliance with legal timelines and requirements.
  • Ongoing legal support to HR and management on employee representative matters (meetings, minutes, relations with elected members, risk management and dispute prevention).
• HR policies & advisory
  • Drafting and review of company policies: company car, leave, remote work, confidentiality, code of conduct, whistleblowing, travel policy.
  • Response to day-to-day legal questions raised by HRBPs and People Ops (technical answers, recommendations).
  • Legal review of HR communications addressed to employees.
• Employee personal data
  • Implementation of GDPR obligations relating to HR data processing.
  • Interface with the DPO: registers, DPIAs, international transfers, safe harbour, local obligations.
• Immigration & international mobility
  • Legal advice on immigration matters: visa and work permit applications, intra-group mobility.
  • Interface with external immigration counsel (within the HR budget).

Qualifications

• Master's degree (Master 2) in employment law or equivalent (DJCE employment law, professional Master's in employment relations law, etc.).
• 5 to 8 years of experience in employment law, gained in a specialised law firm, in an in-house role (scale up, international group, mid-cap), or a combination of both.
• Significant experience in managing terminations (individual and ideally collective) and employee representative bodies (CSE).
• Prior experience in a multi-entity or multi-country environment is a strong advantage.

Requirements

• Technical skills
  • Expert mastery of French employment law: contracts, terminations, disciplinary, working time, compensation, collective agreements.
  • Exposure to international employment law (e.g. UK or German law) is a plus — not required, but highly valuable.
  • Solid knowledge of employee representative body law (CSE, collective agreements, mandatory annual negotiations / NAO).
  • Regular practice of employment tribunal litigation and the ability to manage external counsel.
  • Working knowledge of data protection (GDPR applied to HR).
  • Familiarity with Anglo-Saxon incentive plans and international employment contracts appreciated.
  • Working knowledge of another European employment law jurisdiction (UK or German law in particular) is a strong plus, given the multi-country scope.
• Soft skills
  • Autonomy: ability to handle the full scope with limited day-to-day supervision.
  • Speed: ability to deliver high-quality output under tight deadlines, in line with scale-up pace.
  • Pragmatism: ability to arbitrate between legal security and operational flow in a scale-up.
  • Pedagogy: ability to explain the law to non-lawyer managers and HRBPs in plain language.
  • Rigour and reliability: the scope is primarily operational, with limited margin for error on exits and Works Council matters.
  • Team spirit: the role sits at the interface of several functions (Legal, People, Finance, DPO).
  • Discretion and integrity: strong exposure to sensitive information (terminations, compensation, litigation).
• Languages
  • French: primary working language.
  • English: fluent level required (international contracts, multi-country interactions, foreign counsel).

Benefits

• Part-time (20h/week) — working schedule to be agreed: ideally spread over 5 days per week.
• Lyon (Agicap's main site): preferred location to foster proximity with the People team and the historical office.
• Paris: possible.
• Full remote: possible.

Company Description

AGICAP is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone, and we foster an inclusive work environment that values diversity!