We have an excellent opportunity with one of our clients based in Manchester. They are looking to bring a Legal Counsel into the business and start to drive the very real growth plans internally through expansion. This role will give you direct C-suite access, dealing with the CEO and CFO on all things legal, giving you the opportunity to have strategic control over the legal function end to end. This is a stand alone legal role, so it will require someone who is used to managing processes quickly, efficiently and maximizing commercial value.
Legal Counsel – The Job:
* Ensuring legal compliance whilst maintaining the commercial interests of the Company.
* Oversight of the reviewing, drafting and negotiation of a variety of commercial contracts including supplier agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements and facing terms and conditions.
* Ensuring commercial contracts comply with applicable legal agreements and company policies
* Manage dispute resolution and litigation and represent the company in court as and when necessary to ensure commercially sound and cost effective outcomes
* Drafting and maintaining internal and customer facing policies, terms and conditions and precedent documents as and when required.
* Protecting and enforcing the groups intellectual property rights
* Researching and maintaining awareness of legal requirements for the Group in a range of areas such as data protection, IP, advertising, employment, regulatory and corporate governance.
* Advise internally across the Group on commercial, advertising and marketing, IP, privacy and data protection, B2C and ad-hoc legal queries in relation to risk
* Creating guidance and training materials for the other teams in the business
Legal Counsel – The Person:
* Qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate with over six years PQE or equivalent
* Solid experience within commercial and dispute resolution
* Positive and enthusiastic and be able to communicate legal issues in a straightforward way
* Robust and effective influencer on the senior management team
* Commercial and flexible in your approach and used to working in a fast-paced environment
* Capable of effectively managing and prioritising a large and variable workload
* You will be responsible for keeping up to date on new areas of law, advising the CEO and Directors accordingly and acquire new skills as needed
* Experience in private practice and in-house environments
Legal Counsel – The Package:
* Annual Salary ranging from c £70,000 – £100,000 doe
* Annual Performance related Bonus / Profit Share and Salary Review
* Flexible working options
* 25 days Holidays and Bank Holidays
* Group Staff Discounts
* Retail / Life Style and Health Benefits and Discounts
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