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In house Legal Counsel

Employer
BCL Legal In-House
Location
England, County Durham
Closing date
12 Nov 2024
Reference
TF/135456*
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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, In-House
Experience Level
Junior Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Company/Commercial, Corporate
PQE
Newly Qualified, 1-3 Years

Job Details


THE BUSINESS

Our client is a multi-national, billion pound business with global operations. Their established legal team has seen the scope and volume of their work grow, and as a result they are now looking for additional resource, to take on a varied and interesting role.

Operating in hundreds of countries, and with thousands of employees world wide, their HQ is in the North East, based in attractive out of town offices (though hybrid working with 2 or 3 days a week in the office is the norm).


THE ROLE

The experienced legal team is well regarded in the business and you'll play an integral role. You will provide legal advice and expertise to the organization, both to the UK and overseas offices, and draft, negotiate and advise on a range of UK and international business contracts and legal issues (which could cover such matters as intellectual property, sale and purchasing, transport, IT, supplier contracts, special projects, compliance advice and even competition/anti-trust issues).

You remit might occasionally touch on compliance advice, advising on competition/anti-trust issues, real estate law issues, litigation and management of external counsel in the UK and overseas. This is a diverse role with a range of interesting legal matters to get involved in .


ABOUT YOU

You will need excellent communication skills, be able to operate in multi-disciplinary teams, and have a flexible and tactful approach to delivering pragmatic commercial legal advice. You'll probably have 1-3 years pqe, gained in house or in a law firm. Your legal skill set is less important than your mindset and attitude, and if you have experience of commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, restructuring or other business law.

This could be an exceptional role for an individual looking to move in house to a supportive team, offering interesting commercial work and a great opportunity to build your career.

On offer is an attractive remuneration package including bonus and good pension This is a great role in a successful business, and will undoubtedly be of interest to prospective in house counsel looking to progress their career in an interesting and challenging environment.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.

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, Josh Mcconnell or Ray Birkett.

Offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 819 7475
Location
Lancaster Buildings
3rd Floor, 77 Deansgate
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 2BW
United Kingdom

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