Are you ready to take the next step in your career? 

If your answer is “YES” – join the leader of the CX (Customer Experience) sector TELUS Digital Türkiye! 

Now we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel who has the following criteria and will add strength to our team.

As a Senior Legal Counsel you provide advice, guidance, and representation related to employment laws and regulations. You partner with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the company is compliant with relevant employment law and regulations and company policy. You handle all labor relations and employment negotiations, grievance procedures and disputes in-house, including cases in court, arbitration, and agency hearings.

Job Description

• Provide legal advice about legal rights and obligations in the context of employment like hiring practices, wage disputes, discrimination claims, workplace safety regulations and termination procedures

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and other legal documents such as employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements, severance agreements and company policy documents

• Support the organization to be compliant with relevant employment laws and regulations by collaborate on the creation or review of policies and procedures, conducting audits, and providing relevant training to leaders and team members

• Support the resolution of moderate to high risk disputes and grievance procedures between employers and employees through negotiation or litigation

• Represent the organization in court, arbitration or hearings before regulatory bodies, presenting evidence, making legal arguments, and navigating procedural rules for low risk matters in the location where you are licensed to practice

• Support media escalations related to labor relations, employment and litigation

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in legal roles related to employment laws and regulations

• Law degree from an accredited law school and bar license

• Minimum C1 level oral and written English language proficiency

• Expert knowledge in law including legal code, government regulations, precedents, and political process

• Expert ability to analyze large amounts of information, identifying relevant facts, and propose viable solutions

• Expert ability to articulate complex legal concepts and strategies in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing

• Expert litigation skills

• Expert senior stakeholders management and negotiation skills

• Ability to act independently with little to no supervision/ oversight

• Ability to solve complex problems using sophisticated thought, exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Our Advantages

• Competitive salary package with bonuses

• Private health insurance

• Meal card

• Shuttle and road fee for office work

• Stable job and career development opportunities

• Dynamic and supportive team

• Flat hierarchical work order in an international structure

• Referral rewards