Junior Legal Counsel

About Blackhawk Network:

Blackhawk Network (BHN) is the leader in global branded payment technologies. We strengthen relationships between brands and their customers, employees, and partners by transforming transactions into connections. BHN’s portfolio includes: Gift Card & eGift products, promotions and distribution that grow revenue faster; Rewards & Incentives that build loyalty and acquisition and are integrated into today’s leading platforms; and Payments that enable businesses and customers to access and disburse funds in convenient and innovative ways.

BHN’s network spans across the globe with over 400,000 consumer touchpoints. Learn more at BHN.com.

Overview:

We are currently looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join the BHN team and support its business in the UK and Europe.

You would be part of a global team of dedicated legal professionals.

You would be responsible for (i) working on a range of commercial agreements with global brands and retailers while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and with BHN policies and (ii) providing ad hoc legal advice on a wide range of legal topics, including commercial contracts, payments law, data protection, intellectual property, litigation, employment and M&A.

Our Ideal Candidate:

You are passionate about client service, delivering practical legal results and helping grow BHN’s business with efficiency and excellence. If this sounds like you then you may be the person we are look for to fill this exciting position.

This will be a hybrid position, working 2 days in our office based in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements;
• Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations and BHN Policies and Procedures;
• Mitigating legal risks;
• Providing ad hoc legal advice;
• Keeping your legal colleagues up to date with respect to all material legal matters;
• Participating in local or global projects as required;
• Maintaining and renewing know-how resources.

Qualifications:

• A Solicitor qualified to practice in England and Wales;
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, including the ability to manage projects and competing priorities, stakeholders and deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Energetic self-started with demonstrated initiative, exceptional business judgement and creativity;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal clients, external counsel and the global Legal Team.
• Knowledge of, and adherence to, legal ethical rules, guidelines and compliance requirements;
• Ability to analyse complex issues, propose effective solutions and understand and apply vision and direction.

• Experience in payments, retail, compliance or banking would be a significant asset;
• A high level of attention to practical detail
• Common sense, a commercial outlook and the ability to exercise sound judgement
• Experience of negotiating and drafting commercial agreements;
• Practice of a second language (German or Dutch) would be a plus.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive range of Employee Benefits that are designed to give all our employees a better quality of work-life, decrease stress and foster a great culture.

These include private medical insurance, Cyclescheme, free eye tests and an employee assistance programme.

Additionally, we offer flexible hybrid working, additional leave for your wedding and volunteering, enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay and ad hoc appreciation days each year and a day off on your birthday.

We also offer a variety of ways for you to save money including savings of up to 15% at various retailers by using your bYond card, techscheme, green car scheme and season ticket loans.