Sewell Wallis is working on an excellent opportunity for a Newly Qualified Solicitor looking to make their first move in-house with a high-growth business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Reporting directly to the CFO, youll gain broad exposure across the organisation and play a key role in supporting commercial decision-making from day one.
As the Legal Advisor, you will provide advice to internal stakeholders across a range of matters, including commercial contracts, employment, data protection, governance, and regulatory compliance and will identify, assess and mitigate legal risks whilst liaising and working with specialist external law firms to enable you to provide and execute recommendations.
This position is ideal for an NQ Solicitor coming from private practice who is keen to move into a commercial, business-facing role and offers full support and the opportunity to build a long-term in-house career.
What will you be doing?
Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide range of legal documents and agreements
Support the development, implementation and monitoring of legal policies and procedures
Support dispute resolution, including managing external legal counsel where required
Monitor changes in legislation and case law and assess their impact on the organisation
Deliver legal training and guidance to managers and employees as needed
Maintain accurate legal records and documentation
Promote a culture of legal compliance and ethical conduct across the organisation
Advise on risk allocation, including: Indemnities, limitations of liability and warranties and representations
Managing outsourcing, insourcing and re-tendering arrangements
Managing supplier contracts to include compliance and advising on supplier performance issues. What skills will you need?
Qualified solicitor or barrister (or equivalent legal qualification)
Post-qualification experience in a relevant legal environment (in-house or private practice)
Sound knowledge of UK law, particularly contract and employment law
Excellent drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide commercial and pragmatic legal advice
Strong stakeholder management skills and commercial awareness Whats on offer?
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enviable Bonus scheme
Flexible Working Hours
Private Medical Insurance
Pension - matched up to 8%
Health and wellbeing programme Please apply below, or for more information, contact Sue Wallis.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions