AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: Legal Counsel
Location: London
Employment type: Full-time regular
The job
To support the operations team in mitigating risks across a range of areas with particular emphasis on EMEA region
Key Responsibilities
- An interesting and varied role to support the Operations team at AVEVA.
- Reports to our Global Head of Employment but will also include supporting across other legal areas.
- Provide employment support to HR in the EMEA region focusing particularly in the UK and Continental Europe.
- Support will include employee relations matters, employment projects and some limited TUPE support.
- Opportunity to get involved in commercial disputes, particularly in EMEA, supporting our Legal Director who manages this area.
- Opportunity to get involved in corporate, property and competition work supporting our Legal Director who manages these areas.
Skills and Experience
- Hold a practising certificate in UK or major European jurisdiction
- Well-established experience post qualification
- Experience of managing employment issues in the UK and/or continental Europe
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills at all levels
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to build rapport and robust relationships
- Strong team player
- Willingness to explore and upskills in the other areas mentioned above with any prior experience in any of these fields preferrable
- Previous in-House experience preferrable
- Additional European language skills would be desirable
- Experience of liaising with European Works Council particularly in Germany would be beneficial
- A proactive, collaborative attitude and strong cultural fit with AVEVA’s values.
Benefits: Competitive package with an attractive bonus incentive plan, regionally specific benefits ranging from above the norm paid vacation, contributions to retirement investment plans or pensions, insurances and a many other memberships and perks designed to enhance the workplace experience, your health, and wellbeing.
Legal at AVEVA
Our global team of lawyers, compliance experts and contract managers play a central role in protecting AVEVA’s interests and ensuring the company operates with the highest levels of integrity.
We provide guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, contracts, and legal frameworks – all at the fascinating and fast-moving intersection of technology and the industrial sector. If you’re flexible and enjoy tackling complex challenges, you’ll be right at home in the AVEVA Legal team.
About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises. Nine out of ten industrial leaders count on AVEVA software to help them deliver the essentials of life, such as energy, water, food, and medicine - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
Our impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector has led to us being named one of the world’s most innovative companies, and our own sustainability commitments lead the global software industry. At AVEVA, you’ll be part of a team that has not only won hundreds of patents, but also awards for our diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take immense pride in the diversity of our people. We are driven by our corporate values of Impact, Aspiration, Curiosity, and Trust, and you’ll even get three days to help save the world, every year, in the form of paid volunteer time to work on causes that matter to you.
UK Benefits include:
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/
Hybrid working
By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process
About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/
AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

