Senior Legal Counsel
- Employer
- BCL Legal In-House
- Location
- England, Cheshire, Chester
- Closing date
- 3 Oct 2022
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- PQE
- 7+ Years
Job Details
Multi-billion manufacturing company seeks Senior Legal Counsel. Chester based with hybrid working.
Company
Our client is a global supplier of manufactured products that are used in the production of a wide range of consumer products. The company operates across Europe, Africa, and North and South America, and it has over 60 production facilities and tens of thousands of staff.
The company is acquisitive and fast growing, and it's financial results are good.
Role: Senior Legal Counsel - Europe & Africa
Following a major acquisition, a brand new Senior Legal Counsel opportunity has arise in the Group Legal & Compliance Department, currently a team of six in Europe.
Reporting into the European General Counsel, as Senior Legal Counsel you will have responsibility for the delivery of accurate legal advice in the fields of contract general commercial and corporate law, as well as on compliance and litigation related matters.
As well as being a key contract for the European business, you will have responsibility for legal support and advice to the company's subsidiaries and interests in Africa.
About you
The role requires a commercial generalist who is able to provide legal and commercial advice in various jurisdictions on a broad range of legal matters.
Applications are encouraged from solicitors with at least 10 years' PQE, and existing in-house experience in a manufacturing, or similar, industry is highly beneficial.
What's on offer
As well as high quality work, hybrid working (2 days office / 3 from home) and the opportunity to work alongside a high calibre and experienced General Counsel and legal team, our client also offers a competitive package:
20% bonus, £9k car allowance, private healthcare, life assurance, and 9% employer pension contribution.
Company
BCL Legal - we are 100% focussed on finding the best lawyers on the market for leading companies based in England
- Every day since 2003 we have been building our knowledge of which lawyers exist in the market for permanent and temporary requirements.
- Over 8,000 ‘commercial lawyers’ have asked us to assist them with their career– our expertise is knowing who to call upon for each role that we assist.
- True experts in our field, with over 2,200 lawyers, company secretaries and compliance professionals placed in-house across the UK since 2003.
- Each consultant focuses on a particular location, which allows us to truly get to know the lawyers, legal teams and businesses in great detail.
- Unique involvement with the in-house legal community through free CPD seminars https://www.bcllegal.com/clients/events and other added value products.
- Professional and caring consultants who look to build long term relationships with both clients and candidate lawyers.
Some of the organisations we have assisted:
- Arriva
- Asda
- BAE Systems
- Bannatyne
- Bet365
- Bupa
- DHL
- Elior
- Hermes Parcelnet
- Holland & Barrett
- Ilke Homes
- LEVC
- London Luton Airport
- Mercedes Benz
- Michelin
- Molson Coors
- Rolls Royce
- Sodexo
- Zuto
To discuss your career in more detail and to find out about the positions we’re working on, please contact Mark Levine, Craig Wilson, Alison McKee, Tom Fleet, Tom Shaw or Josh Mcconnell.
Offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
- Website
- http://www.bcllegal.com/
- Telephone
- 0161 819 7475
- Location
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Lancaster Buildings
3rd Floor, 77 Deansgate
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 2BW
United Kingdom
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