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Marsh & McLennan

Brokers insurance and runs risk and HR consulting

Senior Employment Counsel

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
London, UK
HybridHybrid; colleagues are expected to work in the local office or onsite with clients at least three days per week.
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support

About the job

Requirements
  • An LLB or equivalent legal qualification is required.
  • At least 6 years of post-qualification experience as a senior-level lawyer is required.
  • Extensive employment law experience, including employment litigation, with a major law firm or global organisation is required.
  • Extensive restrictive covenant litigation and advisory experience is required.
  • Broad general knowledge of labour and employment law is required.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical ability, problem-solving capability, flexibility, and mature independent judgment are required.
Responsibilities
  • Provide day-to-day advice and counselling to management, Human Resources, Employee Relations, and other lawyers on labour and employment law matters and restrictive covenant issues.
  • Manage employment, restrictive covenant, and benefits-related claims and litigation, including dispute resolution, and manage outside counsel.
  • Advise management and Human Resources professionals and assist other employment lawyers on recruiting, hiring, employee relations, discipline and terminations, restructurings and redundancies, internal investigations, leaves of absence, compensation compliance, HR policies, independent contractors and contingent workers, mergers and acquisitions and transfers, and restrictive covenant matters.
  • Coordinate training and special projects.
  • Lead or participate in employment-related compliance initiatives.
  • The role may supervise other lawyers and/or support staff.
Desired Qualifications
  • Expertise in UK employment and restrictive covenant litigation and advice, with experience advising on EU and cross-border employment issues.
  • Experience with cross-border restrictive covenant matters is a plus.
  • Experience with professional services firms is a plus.

About the company

Marsh & McLennan Companies, which operates under the Marsh brand, is an insurance broker and consulting group serving businesses, governments and institutions worldwide. Its Marsh Risk unit arranges property, casualty, cyber and employee-benefit coverage, while Guy Carpenter places reinsurance for insurers. Mercer advises employers on pay, benefits, retirement and investments, and Oliver Wyman, Lippincott and NERA handle strategy, brand and economic consulting. Brokers earn commissions and fees from placing coverage, and consultants bill client fees or charge fees based on assets or plan members. The company traces its roots to 1871 and is headquartered in New York City.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

1871

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What believers are saying

  • Consulting drives growth: Mercer and Oliver Wyman's group grew 8% organically in the June 2026 quarter, versus 3% for broking.
  • Profits cushion jobs: Marsh kept about 27 cents of operating profit per sales dollar in 2025, before one-time costs.
  • Many career paths under one employer: 95,000+ colleagues span broking, reinsurance, benefits and strategy consulting in 130 countries.

What critics are saying

  • Expect cuts: Thrive, announced October 2025, sets aside $500 million, mostly severance and technology, to save $400 million yearly.
  • Pricing works against broking: Marsh's index shows commercial rates fell 6% in the June 2026 quarter, an eighth straight drop.
  • Back-office roles are being consolidated: a Business and Client Services unit is pooling operations and technology teams company-wide.

What makes Marsh & McLennan unique

  • Consulting is a third of the business: Mercer and the Oliver Wyman group earned 36% of 2025 revenue.
  • Investment management sets it apart: Mercer is the world's largest outsourced chief investment office, running portfolios for institutions.
  • Scale sets it apart: 2025 revenue grew 10% to $27.0 billion across broking, reinsurance and consulting.

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