Senior Legal Counsel/Legal Counsel
About Our Client
The company is a leading player in the Industrial / Manufacturing sector, with a workforce of over 10,000 employees. They are recognised for their innovative products and commitment to sustainable practices. Headquartered in London, they have a significant global footprint.
Job Description
Your responsibilities will include:
• Advising the Group functions on a wide range of domestic and international commercial matters including Procurement, Research and Development, IT, Tax, Treasury, Finance, HR, Corporate Communications, Group Risk and Assurance and Security.
• Drafting and negotiating a variety of legal documents and commercial contracts. This ranges from standard terms to bespoke agreements.
• Advising on corporate transactions as required, including M&A, TSAs, divestments etc.
• Tracking emerging technologies and advising on legal implications, for example, AI systems, machine learning, open source software etc.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that appropriate risk management procedures are in place to cover contractual and compliance risk management.
• Identify key risks such as data protection, intellectual property, TUPE and IR35 (or equivalent local laws), high risk jurisdictions, sanctions etc.
• Provide legal and compliance training (Financial Crime, Data Protection, Competition and Sanctions).
• Create templates, play books, guardrails for day to day queries from Group functions in order to standardise and simplify.
• Managing dispute and negotiation of dispute settlements / litigation management.
• Managing specialist legal services provided by external firms, such as non-UK advice on corporate, commercial, litigation, employment, tax, IP, property and environmental law, settling budgets for advice presented by these firms and managing that legal spend.
• Supporting the development of the more junior colleagues.
The Successful Applicant
The successful applicant will have the following skills/experience:
• Qualified Lawyer with significant experience advising on corporate and commercial contractual matters.
• Previous in-house experience is preferred however not essential.
• Have worked in an international environment & advising the business outside jurisdiction of qualification.
• Experience dealing with Compliance matters is advantageous.
• Exposure to data protection, technology, telecommunications, utilities and intellectual property contractual matters.
• Experience managing disputes and competition law is desirable.
• Experience of working with multiple internal stakeholders simultaneously.
• Holds a current UK practising certificate.
What's on Offer
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits packages, including bonus (discretionary), pension contributions and 25 days annual leave.Please contact Rosie Gage of Michael Page Legal (London) for further details.
The company is a leading player in the Industrial / Manufacturing sector, with a workforce of over 10,000 employees. They are recognised for their innovative products and commitment to sustainable practices. Headquartered in London, they have a significant global footprint.
Job Description
Your responsibilities will include:
• Advising the Group functions on a wide range of domestic and international commercial matters including Procurement, Research and Development, IT, Tax, Treasury, Finance, HR, Corporate Communications, Group Risk and Assurance and Security.
• Drafting and negotiating a variety of legal documents and commercial contracts. This ranges from standard terms to bespoke agreements.
• Advising on corporate transactions as required, including M&A, TSAs, divestments etc.
• Tracking emerging technologies and advising on legal implications, for example, AI systems, machine learning, open source software etc.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that appropriate risk management procedures are in place to cover contractual and compliance risk management.
• Identify key risks such as data protection, intellectual property, TUPE and IR35 (or equivalent local laws), high risk jurisdictions, sanctions etc.
• Provide legal and compliance training (Financial Crime, Data Protection, Competition and Sanctions).
• Create templates, play books, guardrails for day to day queries from Group functions in order to standardise and simplify.
• Managing dispute and negotiation of dispute settlements / litigation management.
• Managing specialist legal services provided by external firms, such as non-UK advice on corporate, commercial, litigation, employment, tax, IP, property and environmental law, settling budgets for advice presented by these firms and managing that legal spend.
• Supporting the development of the more junior colleagues.
The Successful Applicant
The successful applicant will have the following skills/experience:
• Qualified Lawyer with significant experience advising on corporate and commercial contractual matters.
• Previous in-house experience is preferred however not essential.
• Have worked in an international environment & advising the business outside jurisdiction of qualification.
• Experience dealing with Compliance matters is advantageous.
• Exposure to data protection, technology, telecommunications, utilities and intellectual property contractual matters.
• Experience managing disputes and competition law is desirable.
• Experience of working with multiple internal stakeholders simultaneously.
• Holds a current UK practising certificate.
What's on Offer
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits packages, including bonus (discretionary), pension contributions and 25 days annual leave.Please contact Rosie Gage of Michael Page Legal (London) for further details.
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