Legal Counsel - Employment Law Leaning (Mat Cover)

The role

You will serve as an in-house legal advisor providing practical guidance to various departments. You will support the People team on employment law and manage corporate administration, fraud escalations, and customer disputes.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business queries across all departments
• Support the People team on employment law, workplace policies, and labor compliance
• Draft, review, and amend internal policies, procedures, and standardised legal templates
• Assist managing fraud and compliance escalations through liability assessments and risk mitigation
• Assist with customer disputes and regulatory engagement with the UK Financial Ombudsman Service

Required qualifications

• A Cand.Jur or equivalent legal qualification recognised in Denmark
• 2-5 years of legal experience
• Knowledge about employment law and HR compliance
• Strong vendor and contract management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

Nice to have

• Experience with compliance and risk management in a regulated industry
• Experience managing regulatory escalations and disputes with financial regulators or ombudsman services

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card
• Catered meals or a lunch allowance on work days
• Comprehensive private healthcare
• 25 days of holiday plus public holidays
• Hybrid and fully remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• Free mental health and well-being support via MyndUp
• Paid parental leave

About the company

Pleo builds spend solutions to make managing money seamless for finance teams and employees. The company consists of over 850 people from over 100 nationalities.