Remote Legal Jobs · Employment Law

Provide strategic and proactive legal support on employment law matters across the UK, EU, and APAC regions. Partner closely with HR, business leaders, and the global legal team to deliver practical advice, manage risk, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations. Contribute to a positive employee experience across diverse jurisdictions and cultures. Advise HR and business leaders on a broad range of employment law issues. Proactively monitor, analyze, and apply new laws and trends.

This role involves serving as a key member of the Legal team, providing strategic and practical legal advice on employment matters, designing scalable policies, and partnering with cross-functional leaders to manage benefit plans while helping shape a thoughtful, equitable workplace culture.

This role will help drive scalable employment law processes and practices in our North America (NAMER) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) regions, with a focus on providing expert, risk-adjusted advice and counsel as ELC’s primary day-to-day advisor for the EMEA region. You will serve as a key member of various cross-functional project teams and provide support for Latin America-based employment matters, as needed. This position will report to our Director & Assistant General Counsel, Employment Law.

Advise on a broad range of labor and employment matters and partner closely with the business to navigate complex and evolving issues, including cross-border employment and the use of AI in the workplace. This role offers an opportunity to build and refine scalable processes that will enhance our compliance efforts for our rapidly growing workforce.

As the third member of the Employment Legal team, you will help round out our employment law capabilities, working alongside two experienced employment attorneys in a fast-growing fintech company of ~1000 employees worldwide. This small-team environment means you’ll have the chance to make a significant impact and even wear multiple hats, partnering cross-functionally to propel Plaid’s growth while maintaining our inclusive, compliant, and innovative culture.

The first attorney a prospective client speaks with, you’ll be making high-stakes, high-impact decisions right from the start. This position blends legal expertise, strategic assessment, and client engagement. You’ll help people understand their rights, determine if they have a viable case, and guide them toward representation, building trust in person.

The Employment Counsel is responsible for the full life cycle of employment matters, reporting to Senior Employment Counsel. This position serves as the primary legal resource for the People Team, handling day to day employment matters, providing legal guidance, conducting workplace investigations, managing litigation, and collaborating with stakeholders.

Seeking a motivated and experienced US employment attorney to join our Global Employment Law team to support the continued growth of the company. The role will be located in California, US and will report to the Director, Legal – Global Employment. The position will represent the company in all stages of US employment litigation, and oversee legal investigations in collaboration with our workplace investigations team.