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Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail facias in many markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE 100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally. We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people‑led, innovative and customer‑focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day‑to‑day objectives.
Key Duties
* Advice and Support: Provide advice and support on all types of commercial contracts and support junior team members.
* Process Improvement: Create standard template agreements, improve working processes and provide training to the business and the Legal Team.
* Collaboration: Work closely with senior business stakeholders across the JD Group on various contracts and roll out training, policies and guidelines.
* Compliance: Coordinate with Legal Compliance and the Group Data Protection Officer on data protection and other regulatory matters.
* Project Management: Deliver projects, including cross‑jurisdiction initiatives.
Qualifications
* UK qualified solicitor – 5+ years PQE.
* Training and previous experience in reviewing, drafting and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts within a respectable in‑house role or law firm.
* Demonstrable experience of working with all levels of stakeholders in a large global corporate (including the executive leadership team).
* Good understanding of the evolving regulations particularly relating to consumer law, data privacy, competition law and advertising/marketing standards.
* An effective communicator with demonstrable negotiating and drafting skills.
* Self‑motivated, ambitious, team player with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and a commercial mindset.
* Ability to think outside the box and support the Legal Team and the business in finding effective solutions.
* Evidence of previous project management skills to successfully deliver projects (including cross‑jurisdiction) and initiatives would be highly desirable.
* Experience of working in retail/FMCG/customer facing industry sector.
Benefits
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* Great staff discount across the JD Group
* Working in dynamic, multicultural retail sector and high‑profile, global work
* Interaction with international sports fashion brands
* Flexible working patterns
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Legal | Industries: Retail
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