Interim Group Corporate Counsel
- Location
- Cheltenham
- Posted
- 01 Sep 2015
- Closes
- 29 Sep 2015
- Ref
- Vac15324
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
- Contract
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
Our client is a constituent of the FTSE 250 and is headquartered in Gloucestershire.
It now has a very exciting opportunity for an interim in house lawyer on a maternity cover basis (10-12 months) ideally starting around the second week of October.
Legal
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Provision of high quality legal advice across the Group.
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Negotiating, drafting, reviewing and approving contracts for acquisitions and disposals.
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Staying current on all relevant legal, statutory, and other regularity requirements and ensure that systems are in place and people are trained to ensure compliance
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Negotiation and drafting of significant Group contracts
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Advising on and manage material litigation
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Provide legal advice tomanagers on different employee issues and termination
Candidates must be a qualified lawyers (overseas jurisdictions will be equally considered) and have at least 3 years commercial contracts experience gained either in private practice or in-house. He/she must have comprehensive knowledge of Commercial, Contract and general business law.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain international commercial experience in a role which may lead to a permanent position. The last person who was appointed as an interim is now a permanent member of the department.