Legal Counsel

Based near Solihull, this publicly listed global business is a leader in their field. The established in-house legal function is highly thought of within the business and is looking to add a commercially aware individual to the team.

The successful candidate will be between 2 and 6 years' PQE with a strong general commercial background and will be the lead lawyer on many important commercial projects focusing predominantly on commercial agreements such as supply, IT and procurement contracts together with advising on a variety of generalist legal issues.

With either a background in private practice or in-house, you must be a skilled communicator and capable of interacting with the business at all levels. Strong technical ability and excellent drafting and negotiation skills in a variety of corporate and commercial contracts is essential. Prior in-house experience is not necessary.

Candidates need to be able to demonstrate that they are the right fit for the team. You need to show you are personable coupled with an approachability and a willingness to add value to every single situation that you face.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile and progressive business at a level which offers great scope to carve out a successful career within the organisation. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, an excellent benefits package and the opportunity to work autonomously in a collegiate and meritocratic environment.

For more information please contact David Cartwright at Chadwick Nott.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.