Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel

Job Title: Legal Counsel/ Senior Legal Counsel

Location: Leeds

Contract Details: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Competitive

About Our Client:
Our client is a leading organisation in the responsible delivery industry, committed to creating exceptional delivery experiences for customers worldwide. They pride themselves on their kind, ambitious, and diverse team that consistently supports and encourages each other. With a strong focus on talent development and growth, our client values their employees as key contributors to their ongoing success.

Benefits & Perks:
Flexible working options, including the opportunity to work from home or abroad for up to 90 days
26 days holiday plus bank holidays
Annual bonus (subject to meeting criteria)
Range of retailer discounts
Company-funded life assurance
Great career progression opportunities
And more...

Responsibilities:
As the Legal Counsel/ Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for leading on complex client contracts and supplier agreements. You will have the opportunity to provide legal support on business critical projects, as well as lead non-business critical projects when applicable. Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Drafting and negotiating strategic and commercially important contracts for domestic and international business divisions, collaborating with colleagues from various functions to align with preferred commercial and legal risk positions.
2. Providing legal support to the Procurement Department in procurement exercises, ensuring terms and conditions are favourable for the organisation.
3. Participating in business projects, offering guidance and solutions to ensure legal issues do not become barriers.
4. Assisting with various legal matters, including contract interpretation, assessing commercial options, maintaining contract records, updating legal documents, and delivering training on key legal issues to colleagues.
5. Building relationships with commercial colleagues and promoting awareness of legal risk management and corporate policy issues through formal and informal training.

Essential (Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience):

• Degree in Law, with a solid understanding of contract and corporate law.
• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with a minimum of two years' experience working with commercial organisations.
• Experience in negotiation, drafting, and advising on complex, long-term service contracts and IT contracts.
• Strong background in contract law and general business law, such as data protection, intellectual property, TUPE, consumer protection law, advertising and promotions, and competition law.
• Motivation to continuously develop legal knowledge and expertise.

Desirable (Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience):

• Experience in handling corporate support work and providing ad hoc company/commercial legal advice.
• Proficiency in preparing, reviewing, and drafting corporate documents.
• Ability to identify and research various legal issues and assess their impact on the organisation.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in joining our client's dynamic team as a Legal Counsel/ Senior Legal Counsel, please apply with your updated CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. We look forward to hearing from you.

LHH is an employment consultancy that believes in talent, not labels. It is important to us that we run inclusive recruitment processes to support candidates of all abilities and encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. LHH is committed to building an inclusive, supportive environment to enable candidates to explore the next steps in their careers. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.