Senior Legal Associate - Coordinator

Unilever is currently hiring for Senior Legal Associate

Who we are…and what we offer

We’re establishing four Legal Powerhouses in Bangalore, Mexico City, Barcelona, and São Paulo, which will be an integral part of the Legal Function and provide defined, structured services to our other lawyers and to the wider business.

Where this position fits-into the team:

Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse – a team we’re currently building, which will consist of around 10 colleagues in São Paulo.

Integral part of Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 500 lawyers and specialists.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN JOB PURPOSE BE

Contracting:

1. To negotiate terms and conditions with third parties with whom Unilever business wishes to contract, by both influencing them to accept our own standard templates or, alternatively, negotiating the use of their templates, with changes that suit Unilever’s interests.
2. To ensure there are adequate schedules included in the overall supplier contracts so that the contract risk profile of 3rd party suppliers providing or supporting Unilever information and systems is adequately managed and addressed.
3. To interact with Unilever legal team who own the contracts’ expertise in order to ensure that up-to-date version of clauses, templates, and schedules are used.

Core Legal:

1. Conducting legal research and analysis
2. Supporting Legal Entity management and governance procedures
3. Support to the teams in relation to monitoring of emerging regulations
4. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and files
5. Supporting the wider Legal Team in terms of lawsuits and administrative procedures
6. Support to the teams in relation to control of cases, deadlines, and documentation
7. Submission of documents to the official entities
8. Supporting the management and administration of contracts
9. Simplification and innovation; supporting innovation and use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of legal services
10. Engaging with and supporting other lawyers across the globe
11. General administrative and office support as needed

Line Management

1. Act as a Line manager for a small team of Legal Associates.

Governance & Compliance

1. Support the operation of governance schedules and processes for key suppliers
2. Support the operation of required ongoing compliance activities for key suppliers.
3. Understand changes to standard clauses, and highlight deviations and risks, if outside of standard clauses.
4. Ensure the organisation's internal contract document templates are accurate and up to date.
5. Identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes.

Stakeholder Management

1. Support the development and management of stakeholder relationships within Unilever and with key third parties, including within Legal, Procurement, Finance, Digital Marketing, HR, local Data Protection Officers and other businesses.

Key Interfaces

1. Legal (including external legal counsel)
2. Procurement
3. Data Privacy

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Relevant Experience

1. Professional qualification in Law from Brazil
2. Contract negotiation skills, from both a Legal and Procurement perspective
3. Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Essential

1. Fluent in Portuguese and English
2. Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in contract drafting / reviewing / negotiating role.
3. Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in general legal practice, including but not limited to contract drafting, reviewing, and negotiating roles. Experience should also include working in a large, complex business environment or relevant law firms, where responsibilities involve analysing data and making well-balanced risk assessments.
4. Providing risk-based advice on different types of contracts.
5. Achieving outcomes and results by influencing the way resources not in your control are utilised.
6. Attention to detail.
7. Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and countries.
8. Willingness and drive for process excellence.
9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferable

1. Understanding of procurement and Legal aspects of supplier relationships.
2. Experience within a consumer goods or retail environment.
3. Prior Line Manager experience.

Leadership Behaviors

1. Execution Responsibility
2. Bias for Action
3. Growth Mindset
4. Consumer and Customer Focus

Leadership

1. Consumer Love – Brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do.
2. Business Acumen – Creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond.

1. Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
1. PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
2. PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
3. TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
4. PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
5. CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
6. BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

A Unilever é uma organização comprometida com equidade, inclusão e diversidade para impulsionar nossos resultados de negócios e criar um futuro melhor, a cada dia, para nossos diversos funcionários, consumidores globais, parceiros e comunidades. Acreditamos que uma força de trabalho diversificada nos permite igualar nossas ambições de crescimento e impulsionar a inclusão em todo o negócio. Na Unilever estamos interessados em cada indivíduo trazendo seu "Eu como um todo" para o trabalho e isso inclui você! Assim, se você precisar de algum suporte ou requisitos de acesso, nós o encorajamos a nos aconselhar no momento de sua inscrição para que possamos apoiá-lo através de sua jornada de recrutamento.