Legal Counsel

 

Description:

This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the small in house legal team for a leading environmental and waste management organisation.

Based from their HQ in Buckinghamshire, you will join an established legal function operating at the heart of a rapidly growing organisation.

Culture and team fit is paramount here and you will find a hugely supportive and collegiate environment.

The Legal Counsel is responsible for the provision of non-contentious commercial legal advice in order to support the operating divisions and group business functions of the group of companies.

Core responsibilities

  • Advise and deliver commercially focused legal advice in a pro-active and timely manner to all business units and group business functions of the group
  • Assist business units and group business functions in concluding a wide range of legal agreements, by advising, drafting and negotiating, including supply of services agreements; purchase of goods and services agreements; IT agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements and exclusivity agreements etc
  • Advise bid management teams in connection with tenders for provision of waste related services in the public and private sectors
  • Support corporate finance, business units and group business functions with mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures
  • Manage and resolve disputes and third party claims made by or against the group
  • Assist with corporate legal matters e.g. reorganisations, board minutes and corporate governance requirements for the group
  • Lead or assist in Legal Services initiatives such as the development of systems, standard documents/templates, policies and procedures and related training
  • Instruct, liaise with and manage external legal advisors

 

Essential requirements

 

  • Qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales with minimum 2 years PQE
  • A minimum of 6 months in-house experience is essential whether as a paralegal, trainee, fully qualified lawyer or on secondment
  • Strong across commercial and corporate legal disciplines

 

Organization Clifton Search
Industry Legal / Law Jobs
Occupational Category Legal Counsel
Job Location Buckinghamshire,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2023-10-25 1:16 pm
Expires on 2024-12-25