Legal Counsel

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JOB VACANCY - Legal Counsel

Job ID: 10284

Location: Folkestone, UK

Company: Eurotunnel Services Limited

Department: Legal

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Competitive dependant on experience, plus an attractive benefits package.

Completed applications must be received no later than midnight on Tuesday 8th October.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Legal UK, Legal Counsel will be a key member of a bi-national legal team assisting with the provision of commercial, contractual, construction, and compliance-related legal services to internal customers within Eurotunnel and across the Getlink group of companies in the UK and France.

Legal Counsel must be experienced, pragmatic, and assured, with good communication skills and the ability to work closely with clients and colleagues at all levels.

Principal Accountabilities, Qualifications, and Experience

1. Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and approving a wide range of upstream and downstream commercial contracts across the business including the supply of various goods and services, rail-related construction and engineering projects, IT/IP contracts, and marketing/advertising agreements.
2. Liaising with colleagues across the business to identify the legal considerations arising from our day-to-day operational and commercial activities.
3. Working closely with other business functions, ensuring that key stakeholders are appropriately involved and/or informed of progress and developments.
4. Working with the Head of Legal UK and the Legal Director to meet the objectives of the legal department.
5. Assisting and contributing to bi-national work between legal team members.
6. Identifying and mitigating legal risks for the Group’s operational and commercial activities.
7. Providing training to members of the legal team on key UK legal issues and risks and arranging training for colleagues across our business.
8. Providing legal advice and recommendations on regulatory and compliance-related requirements across the Getlink Group of companies; in particular, advising on and assisting with the development and implementation of the Group’s Data Protection and Competition law policies.
9. You will be a UK-qualified solicitor/barrister with 4+ years PQE.
10. Ideally you will have a mix of private practice and in-house legal experience dealing with corporate, commercial, and regulatory-related issues.
11. You will be fluent in English. Fluency in French is highly desirable but not essential.

For more information about Eurotunnel and who we are and the role, please click on the links below:
About Eurotunnel

Job Description (Legal Counsel)

Important Information for Candidates

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Applications are invited from agency workers who have a statutory right to apply in line with Section 13 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010. For further information or to express an interest in this role, please contact Human Resources at recruitment@eurotunnel.com.

Please Note: From 1 January 2021, non-British and non-Irish nationals who do not already hold a UK immigration status will be required to obtain a visa in order to be able to work in the UK. Prior to applying for this role, please ensure that you are permitted to apply.
For further information, please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.