Senior Associate - Employment Lawyer

Job Description

As a Senior Associate - Labour Litigation, you will be a senior individual contributor in our HQ Legal Team, owning high-stakes and strategically critical labour litigation and collective labour matters, mainly in Spain.

You will act as a frontline labour lawyer, trusted to take ownership of complex disputes, interact with labour authorities, and drive legal strategy in situations with real operational and reputational impact.

• Manage and provide legal consultation on contentious labour litigation, mainly in Spain.
• Define and execute legal strategy for high-risk labour disputes, including matters with collective implications.
• Manage autonomously external labour law firms, including instructing, negotiating fees, litigation strategy, pleadings and hearings.
• Be fully on top of each case, managing deadlines, next steps and legal risk.
• Act as a key legal contact for matters involving labour authorities and inspections.
• Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements and labour regulations.
• Advise internal stakeholders on complex employment decisions (disciplinary actions, dismissals, sanctions).
• Think strategically, escalate when needed, and own outcomes end-to-end.
• Get your hands dirty: when there is a serious labour issue, you will help fix it.

If based in Madrid the role has a hybrid option of: 6 days a month (3 Monday's & 3 Tuesdays) in the Barcelona Office + traveling if required for business needs.

If based in Barcelona the role has hybrid policy of 3 times a week in the HQ Office.

Qualifications

• Law degree obtained in Spain and qualification to practice law
• Clear specialization in Labour / Employment Law
• 7+ years of professional experience practicing labour law
• Proven experience in labour litigation
• Exposure to collective labour matters ( unions, works councils, collective disputes)
• Full professional fluency in Spanish and English
• Experience with labour vs self-employed reclassification
• Exposure to administrative litigation or Social Security matters
• Prior in-house experience in operationally complex environments (logistics, retail, tech)