Legal Counsel - Fully remote (TSS)

TN United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Legal Counsel - Fully remote (TSS), London

Client:

Capita

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

105

Posted:

11.03.2025

Expiry Date:

25.04.2025

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

1. Supporting Legal Directors Legal and Senior Legal Counsel (SLC) on all projects and transactions and briefing them on areas of concern to ensure a “no surprises” culture.
2. Providing strong commercial contracts experience across supplier based activities.
3. Identifying where judicious decisions are needed on key decision points in contract or dispute negotiations, with escalations to relevant individuals where appropriate.
4. Drafting contracts, amendments to contracts, legal correspondence and advice notes.
5. Attending meetings with clients and stakeholders and presenting at those meetings.
6. Managing personal continuous professional development, sharing know-how with the wider legal team and assisting with development and dissemination of legal training as required.
7. Assisting with internal reporting and ad-hoc projects.

What we’re looking for:

1. A Qualified UK lawyer with experience in supplier-based activity working across Group Functions and technology contracts.
2. In-house experience.
3. Sound legal, commercial, business and negotiating acumen with strong technical legal skills.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Articulate and numerate drafting.
6. Attention to detail.
7. Highly responsive, proactive, solution-oriented attitude to resolving business issues.
8. Professional and personal integrity.
9. Project management and prioritisation skills. Able to work without supervision.
10. Collaborative and approachable with strong interpersonal skills.

About Legal Counsel:

Our Group Legal Function is one of Capita’s central corporate functions and is sharing legal knowledge to create a more productive and successful business going forward. Our team is working with the Board and our divisions to provide legal and regulatory advice and assistance. We’re building a framework for managing legal risk for both today and tomorrow to ensure we can continue to adapt to changing technologies and ways of working. Join us and discover better as you shape the future of legal assistance.

What’s in it for you?

1. Competitive salary c£60k and bonus.
2. 27 days’ holiday with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
3. Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more.
4. Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
5. The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
6. Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

Home-Based - GBR, United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent