Employment Counsel
Legal
Help make the world more hospitable
The hospitality industry is uniquely human, and it deserves technology that’s just as inspiring as the people behind it. At Mews, we’re transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
You’ll work with smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. You’ll have autonomy and the trust to make good decisions and move quickly. And you’ll enjoy a real sense of purpose as you see the impact of what we’re building.
If you’re motivated by ownership, curiosity and meaningful impact, and are driven to deliver consistent high performance, you’ll feel at home here.
About the role
Let's get into the specifics. It’s impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
We’re looking for an experienced Employment Counsel to join our Legal team and partner closely with our People Team and senior business leaders. This is a high-impact role for someone who combines strong employment law depth with sound judgment, practical communication and the ability to bring clarity in a fast-moving, international environment.
You’ll act as a trusted in-house employment law partner across a broad range of issues, helping Mews scale with the right legal frameworks, policies and ways of working. You’ll advise across the employee lifecycle, support complex and sensitive matters, and help turn legal complexity into practical guidance that our teams can use. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, is comfortable operating with pace and ambiguity, and wants to help shape how Employment Legal supports a growing global business.
✅ Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Partner with the People Team on day-to-day and strategic employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advise on complex employee relations matters across the employee lifecycle, including contracts, terms and conditions, investigations, disciplinary issues, disputes and complex terminations.
- Develop, review and improve employment policies, playbooks, knowledge bases and scalable frameworks that help the business operate consistently and compliantly.
- Provide clear, commercially grounded guidance to senior stakeholders, helping them understand risk, make decisions and move forward with confidence.
- Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, cross-border employment matters and global mobility questions as Mews continues to grow internationally.
- Work closely with People and business stakeholders on employment issues involving works councils, local country nuance and organisational change.
- Manage employment-related disputes and litigation with external counsel, and help identify practical approaches to risk mitigation.
- Deliver training and education that improves legal awareness and equips managers and People partners to handle issues well.
- Support employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions and integration work where needed.
What we’re looking for
- Qualified lawyer, licensed/barred in good standing in the UK or an EU jurisdiction, with strong experience supporting large U.S. companies and advising on U.S.-related employment law matters
- 5+ years of employment law experience gained in a law firm, in-house, or a combination of both, ideally in an international or cross-border setting.
- Strong employment law judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk, business reality and stakeholder needs.
- Experience partnering closely with People/HR teams and advising senior stakeholders in a practical, solutions-oriented way.
- Confidence handling policies, process design, playbook creation and scalable legal enablement work, not just reactive case support.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear business guidance.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving and sometimes ambiguous environment.
- A collaborative style and the ability to build trust quickly across functions and levels.
Bonus points if you have:
- In-house experience supporting a high-growth or multinational business.
- Exposure to works councils and labour relations topics across Europe.
- Experience building employment policies or operational playbooks from scratch or improving them at scale.
- A background that combines strong technical employment law knowledge with a calm, practical approach in less structured environments.
Location A = UK
Location B = Spain
Location C = Ireland
Location D = Czechia
Pay Transparency at Mews
Salary ranges are provided in good faith and reflect current market conditions and internal pay structures. Final compensation may be adjusted based on funding, budget constraints, or exceptional candidate qualifications, but will remain within reasonable proximity to the stated range.
This salary disclosure is provided in compliance with applicable pay transparency legislation. We are committed to equal pay practices and prohibit salary history inquiries during our recruitment process.
If the location you're applying from wasn't originally advertised for this role, salary range information is available upon request at any point during the application/interview process - your recruiter will be able to help.
What’s in it for you?
Our success is powered by our incredible people, supported by benefits that help them thrive.
Global benefits
No matter where you’re based, you’ll enjoy:
- Unlimited paid holiday (yes, really)
- Participation in our company share program
- Paid parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available after one year of service)
- An annual Learning budget of €300 (and more for high performers) to support your development
- Monthly "EDGE" time to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
- A work from anywhere policy with flexibility to work abroad for a few weeks each year
- Relocation options, available after one year
- Flexible, hybrid working options
- A home office setup budget to make your workspace your own and a monthly work-from-home allowance
- Claude tokens, so you can automate workflows and build smarter, more efficient ways of working
Local benefits
You'll receive additional benefits that vary by location, from healthcare and retirement plans to team events, socials and other perks. Ask us about it during your interview process.
Life at Mews
We’re an equal opportunities employer. We value teams that reflect the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Different perspectives make better ideas, stronger products and a more welcoming company.
We also believe transparency is important when deciding if you're the right fit. Mews is an ambitious, high-pressure environment of continuous learning and high standards. Success here requires resilience, adaptability and a willingness to solve difficult problems.
A few things that define how we work:
- High autonomy means high responsibility. People are expected to take ownership and drive outcomes. There isn’t a detailed playbook for everything, and that’s part of what makes the work challenging – and rewarding.
- Change is constant. We’re growing quickly and adapting as we scale. Teams, processes and priorities continue to evolve, and only people who stay curious and agile will thrive.
- We’re remote-first, not relationship-free. Flexibility is core to how we work, but strong relationships still matter. Our teams are global, so we need expert collaborators and communicators to help us move forward together.
- AI is an integral part of our processes. It’s not here to steal people’s jobs, but to amplify efficiency and productivity. We’re motivated to proactively use the technology to seek out better ways of working and share our findings with the rest of the company.
If there's anything we can do to support you during the application process, let us know.
We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other protected characteristic.
One final thing: don't hold back. If you don't meet 100% of the criteria in this job description but you're certain you could make a big impact, apply. Everyone should have equal access to opportunities, and we're committed to providing an inclusive experience.
If Mews sounds like the kind of environment where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you.