What you’ll be doing
1. Accountable for helping to deliver and shaping the ID Legal Team strategy to enable the achievement of the Team goals with specific focus on supply side key stakeholder activities.
2. Provide additional support to other ID Legal areas such as complex customer contract activities.
3. Support key stakeholders in the provision of general legal and litigation advice
4. Act as a collaborative team member independently delivering on own commitments, escalating and seeking support from more experienced lawyers, commercial and regulatory specialists as appropriate
5. Where appropriate advise BT on commercial legal matters and disputes; have an active role in the BT CRLT, inputting into and supporting the implementation of BT CRLT strategy and knowledge sharing / best practice development
6. Contribute to the development of the Openreach and commercial strategy and policies, proactively identifying relevant issues and business improvements, and implement these in respect of specific matters
7. Design and deliver training, education & awareness activities for LRE, Openreach and the broader BT community and develop and contribute to best practice documents e.g. legal privilege, disclosure, TCC and Code litigation process
8. Proactively raising relevant issues and business improvements to the SLT and develop a plan to implement these in respect of specific matters
The skills you'll need
9. Be an expert in the field of commercial contracts law and a developing expertise in the Openreach telecoms regulatory framework
10. Qualified solicitor or barrister with good knowledge and relevant experience in a legal or commercial environment
11. 5 years+ PQE
12. Have experience supporting major commercial and/or contentious matters.
13. Understand the commercial legal aspects of a wide range of matters, with an ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects working to tight deadline
14. Excellent telephone and computer skills
15. Excellent self-motivation and time management skills
16. Ability to handle and prioritise workloads
Benefits
17. 10% on target bonus
18. BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
19. From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
20. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
21. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
22. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
23. 2 weeks carer’s leave
24. World-class training and development opportunities
25. Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About Openreach
We employ more than 35,091 people who install, support and maintain the wiring, fibres and connections which link tens of millions of homes and businesses in the UK to our customers’ networks. A FEW POINTS TO NOTE: Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us. DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT? Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.