Associate Counsel, Italy

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🇮🇹 Italy – Remote

💵 €40k - €47k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

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Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. They translate unique clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. By utilizing advanced technologies and insights, Syneos Health collaborates with clients to speed the delivery of important therapies to patients worldwide, offering services that span the entire clinical-to-commercial spectrum.

📋 Description

• Provide practical, business-oriented legal support to business leaders, Human Resources, and functional stakeholders across Europe, with primary responsibility for Italy and support for nearby European jurisdictions • Advise on labor and employment matters, including employee relations, workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, performance management, restructurings, reductions in force, separations, employment litigation, labor disputes, and risk mitigation • Provide commercial contracting and corporate legal support for regional business needs • Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Human Resources and business leaders throughout Italy and designated EMEA jurisdictions • Advise on employment law, employee relations, performance management, disciplinary actions, accommodations, leaves of absence, workplace conduct concerns, and separations • Advise on workforce restructurings, reorganizations, reductions in force, outsourcing initiatives, and business transformation projects • Support labor relations matters involving employee representative bodies, works councils, collective consultation requirements, and union-related issues • Draft, review, and update employment-related agreements, policies, handbooks, procedures, templates, and guidance materials • Monitor and advise on employment legislation and regulatory requirements • Prepare and provide employment law training for Human Resources, managers, and business stakeholders • Manage employment litigation, administrative proceedings, employee claims, labor disputes, agency charges, and pre-litigation matters • Conduct legal risk assessments and recommend dispute resolution strategies • Coordinate and manage external counsel • Support internal investigations involving employee misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, ethics concerns, and other workplace matters • Assist with responses to government agencies, labor authorities, regulators, and third-party inquiries • Provide reporting and strategic updates regarding legal matters, litigation trends, and risk areas • Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on commercial agreements supporting EMEA business needs • Partner with Procurement, Finance, Compliance, Privacy, HR, Business Technology, Quality, and operational stakeholders • Advise on contract, vendor, customer, and operational risks and disputes • Support standard forms, contracting processes, policies, playbooks, and legal workflows • Support corporate due diligence, integration activities, and cross-functional legal projects • Support corporate compliance initiatives and governance activities throughout the region • Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Human Resources, and business teams to identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risk • Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining legal policies, procedures, and best practices • Work collaboratively across the Legal department to build consensus and drive process improvements • Support the Syneos Health Mission, Vision, and Values • Perform other work-related duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Qualified attorney admitted to practice law in Italy and in good standing with the applicable Italian bar association • Significant experience practicing labor and employment law in Italy, including advising on employee relations, separations, restructurings, litigation risk, and workplace investigations • Experience managing employment disputes, litigation, administrative proceedings, employee claims, and pre-litigation matters • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements • Strong understanding of Italian labor and employment law and familiarity with European employment law principles applicable to multinational organizations • Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally with all levels of management regarding complex employment and commercial legal issues • Fluent written and spoken Italian and English • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and partner effectively with stakeholders across regions and functions • Ability to collaborate with colleagues and take a business-oriented approach while identifying and balancing risks and providing succinct, accurate, and pragmatic advice • Preferred: Experience supporting multiple European jurisdictions, particularly countries neighboring Italy • Preferred: In-house legal experience within a multinational company • Preferred: Experience in the healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, CRO, or professional services industries • Preferred: Familiarity with European labor relations, works councils, collective consultation requirements, benefits, immigration, and employment regulatory frameworks • Preferred: Additional European language capabilities

🏖️ Benefits

• Career development and progression • Supportive and engaged line management • Technical and therapeutic area training • Peer recognition and total rewards program • Inclusive culture • Occasional travel within Europe and internationally may be required based on business needs

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