EMEA Legal Counsel- Labor and Employment Law

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JLL is seeking an experienced employment law attorney to serve as Senior Counsel - Labor and Employment Law for the EMEA region. This is a high-visibility leadership role at the center of two of the region's most consequential employment law shifts: the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law across EMEA jurisdictions, and the evolving works council and co-determination landscape reshaping how multinationals operate in Europe.

The Senior Counsel will set strategy, not just respond to it — shaping JLL's regional compliance roadmap, advising senior business leaders directly, and building the frameworks other markets will follow.

This position plays a critical role in supporting JLL's European, Middle Eastern, and African operations by providing sophisticated legal counsel on complex employment matters across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within our global employment law team while independently leading a diverse portfolio of labor- and employment-related matters spanning the EMEA region — with direct ownership of the strategic priorities that will define the function's regional agenda over the next several years.

The role requires a strategic legal professional who can provide practical counsel to business leaders, ensure compliance with evolving employment laws across diverse jurisdictions, and effectively manage complex cross-border employment matters and investigations. This position offers significant growth opportunities within JLL's dynamic legal department and the chance to shape employment practices across a leading global organization's EMEA operations at a formative moment for European labor regulation.

Strategic EMEA Priorities
• Lead JLL's EMEA-wide legal strategy for transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, including gap analysis across member states, coordination with local counsel on divergent national implementing legislation, and design of compliant pay-reporting and pay-equity frameworks
• Serve as JLL's senior lead on works council strategy across EMEA, including co-determination and information/consultation obligations, and represent JLL in works council negotiations on organizational change, policy rollouts, and workforce initiatives
• Own the regional roadmap for pay transparency and works council priorities, briefing senior legal and business leadership on risk, sequencing, and cross-jurisdictional trade-offs
• Build repeatable playbooks and governance models for pay transparency and employee-representation matters that can scale across EMEA markets and inform JLL's global approach

Key Responsibilities EMEA Regional Leadership & Cross-Border Support
• Serve as primary contact person for HR and business inquiries related to employment law across the EMEA region and for international projects
• Provide cooperation and support to HR and legal teams in individual EMEA countries
• Advise and support cross-border issues and projects throughout the EMEA region
• Monitor compliance with evolving federal, national, and regional employment…