ElevateFlex is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Health & Safety Solicitor to join our customer's legal team for an interim (up to 6-month contract) position starting ASAP with some flexibility to visit the Reading office.
To provide key support to customers' regulated and unregulated group companies through the delivery of high-quality legal advice. Working closely with key internal stakeholders and other members of the Legal team, you will help coordinate the response to safety incidents and improve the relationship with the HSE to safeguard the company’s gas distribution network and related interests.
Requirements:
* Qualified Lawyer in England in Wales or Scotland with 6PQE+
* Experience in providing legal services and expertise across multiple company functions;
* Negotiation and resolution skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic commercial solutions to the business on complex issues.
* Self-motivated, proactive and a keen problem solver with a thoughtful and practical approach to decision-making based on accurate analysis.
* Confident in presenting to key internal and external stakeholders, both written and verbal.
* Experience developing more junior team members through effective coaching and mentoring.
* Dedicated and effective team player, committed to continuous improvement and motivated to learn new areas of law
* Working in-house within the Energy industry is advantageous but not required
Responsibilities:
* Manage key relationships across the business and enhance external legal panel relationships aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.
* Providing prompt, effective and commercially useful legal advice on all aspects of health and safety litigation to minimise financial and legal risks.
* Participating in the development and production of new procedures and standard form precedents to ensure compliance and protection.
* Ensuring the provision of legal services is in accordance with the customer’s internal governance, statutory powers and licence obligations.
* Providing regular reports, instructing clients and management teams on progress, and
* Championing the excellent reputation of the Legal Services Department and striving to continue to improve it.
Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business. As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.
Learn more here https://elevate.law/elevateflex/