Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

Location: Northampton

Salary: £85-100k per annum

Scott Bader, a leading global chemical company, is recruiting their first Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary who will report directly into the CEO and will be the trusted advisor to the Board and the Group Leadership team. You will also be Company Secretary to the Group Board.

About Scott Bader:

Scott Bader, headquartered in Wellingborough Northamptonshire, is a global manufacturer of adhesives, resins, gel coats and speciality polymers. Scott Bader’s purpose is to enable their customers to supply more effective and sustainable products using innovative polymer solutions and to empower their people to live by their values. Scott Bader became a Trusteeship in 1951 and is due to celebrate their centenary in April 2021, employing around 700 people across 6 manufacturing sites and 15 offices worldwide.

About the position of Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary:

As an integral part of the business you will provide support on a wide variety of legal queries, build relationships with a number of key stakeholders including the Board, the GLT, Site Directors, the Senior Commercial Team and collaborate with the business leaders (both nationally and internationally).

You duties of Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary will include:

• Advising on a range of commercial matters including drafting, negotiating and management of contracts with customer and suppliers
• Reviewing contracts for compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, codes of practice and internal policies in order to minimise and manage risk
• Advising on corporate finance matters, acquisitions and disposals, risk and compliance, and potential disputes
• Overseeing and improving the Company’s risk management policy
• Attending Board meetings and sub-committee meetings producing agendas, minutes and action trackers
• Providing Company Secretary responsibilities which include ensuring compliance with all aspects of company law and ensuring filings at Companies House are kept up to date
• Liaising with and managing external law firms as appropriate

About the successful Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary:

• A UK qualified lawyer with circa 8 years PQE in commercial contracts
• Experience in manufacturing sector is desirable
• Company Secretarial training/qualification is desirable
• A client focused and a good communicator with a strong practical approach to your workload
• Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously with little supervision
• Demonstrate strong integrity and personal ethics aligned to Scott Bader principles
• Committed to delivering a quality service and the ability to juggle the demands of a busy workload in this Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary role

For more information on this Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary role please contact Nisha Jassi for a confidential discussion on 0121 260 2562 or by email – Nisha.jassi@robertwalters.com. Please note that Robert Walters are exclusively retained on this role and all third party applications will be forwarded to Robert Walters.