Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel, Employment Litigation (EMEA)

About TikTok<br/> TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. <br/> <br/> Why Join Us<br/> Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. <br/> Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. <br/> To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. <br/> At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. <br/> Join us.<br/> <br/> About <br/> Our Global Legal team provides key support for all TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team. The Global Employment Law team provides strategic and practical legal advice to Human Resources and business stakeholders globally, and handles employment litigation matters involving TikTok in all the regions in which TikTok operates. We are looking for an experienced lawyer to manage litigation and disputes throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa, with a primary focus on the United Kingdom and Ireland. This senior level role will report to our Global Head of Employment Litigation with a dotted line to our Head of EMEA Employment Law, and can be based in either our London or Dublin office.<br/> <br/> The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.<br/> <br/> Responsibilities<br/> - Manage all aspects of employment disputes across Europe, Middle East and Africa, including risk assessment and development of litigation defense strategies, effective management of external legal counsel, working cross-functionally to manage e-discovery issues, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, and hearing preparation and presentation.<br/> - Work with investigative teams to ensure thorough and complete investigations of employment-related matters, and provide employment law advice and guidance. <br/> - Serve as a strong contributor on legal compliance matters relating to employment law issues.<br/> - Help to build and manage internal processes and policies to efficiently and effectively manage our growing litigation caseload.<br/> - Work cross-functionally to create, lead, or support training on global employment law issues, as needed.