Senior Employment Counsel
Why Harvey
At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not incrementally, but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.
This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.
Our team is sharp, motivated, and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast, operate with intensity, and take real ownership of the problems we tackle — from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers — from leadership to engineers — and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity, push for excellence, and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar, we invite you to build with us.
At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.
Role Overview
We are seeking a practical and solutions oriented Senior Employment Counsel to support our growing global workforce in EMEA and APAC. As the first employment counsel outside of the U.S., you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on how we build employment programs globally. The ideal candidate pairs employment law expertise with the ability and willingness to contribute to other matters on our small, but nimble legal team. This role reports to the Head of Corporate Legal.
What You'll Do
Provide day-to-day counseling to the People team and other business partners on a range of EMEA and APAC employment law matters (e.g., hiring, performance management, compensation and benefits, leaves of absence, people data privacy, internal investigations, working time, and employee relations)
Develop, implement, and continuously improve scalable employment policies, handbooks, and training programs that support a growing global workforce.
Partner with People team on internal investigations and manage employment litigation
Draft and review employment-related agreements (e.g., offer letters, separation agreements, and contractor agreements).
Support the global mobility team.
Contribute to other corporate legal matters (e.g., global expansion and strategic transactions).
What You Have
Qualification to practice law in Ireland or England/Wales
6+ years of substantive employment law experience, with at least one year spent in-house at a high-growth technology company.
Proven EMEA employment legal expertise with the ability to flex on APAC jurisdictions
Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment.
Team-focused, hyper-responsive and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges.
Experience with employee privacy matters and equity compensation programs is a plus.
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We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai