Salary: Around £60,000 plus excellent benefits package.
Location: Milton Keynes (hybrid working).
Working hours: Monday to Friday.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity to join our Legal and Compliance Team as Legal Counsel. We are looking for a solicitor/barrister with 2-5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally having trained in private practice, with a specialism in commercial contracts.
We are looking for a highly professional and personable individual to provide cross-functional support to colleagues within Scania GB. This role offers direct exposure to the senior leadership team, offering a high-quality and diverse remit of strategic legal matters.
You will act as a first point of contact for commercial legal queries, providing support directly to teams across the business, including sales, marketing, IT, operations, finance, internal compliance and people and culture.
The Package
* Hybrid working from our Milton Keynes Head Office.
* Eligibility for the annual company performance-based bonus scheme.
* Access to a fantastic ECO and loan car schemes.
* 25 days annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays.
* 4 x basic salary life assurance.
Main Responsibilities
* Working primarily with our General Counsel (Head of Legal and Compliance) and commercial-specialist Senior Legal Counsel, while also supporting with commercial aspects of matters led by Legal Counsel colleagues in the team with other specialisms.
* Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and providing ongoing support with contract queries, including supplier, customer, and IT agreements.
* Assisting or running strategic projects, depending on their origin and business owner.
* Supporting procurement and tendering processes, both as buyer and supplier.
* Advising on regulatory matters including data protection, competition law, anti-bribery.
* Supporting with corporate governance and company secretarial matters.
* Collaborating with internal compliance colleagues to manage legal policies and processes.
* Working with and managing external counsel.
* Lawyer or barrister qualified in England and Wales.
* Training gained in private practice is preferred.
* 2-5 years of post-qualification experience gained in private practice or in-house.
* Strong experience advising on commercial legal matters and complex contractual arrangements with excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong and collaborative relationships.
* Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise tasks appropriately.
* Strong commercial judgement, balancing legal risks against business priorities with high levels of integrity and professionalism.
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