General Counsel

Kronospan; Chirk; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in wood product manufacturing seeks a General Counsel to navigate legal matters across European operations. Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, managing litigation, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. This full-time role offers an attractive performance-based salary and career development opportunities within a global industrial organization.

Benefits

Attractive performance-based salary package

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with at least 8 years PQE, experience in a GC or Deputy GC role.
• Excellent academic background in law, with demonstrated experience in European corporate and commercial law.
• Fluency in English is essential; additional language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Structure and negotiate strategic commercial agreements.
• Provide legal guidance to the European leadership team.
• Manage disputes and oversee legal compliance.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal Risk Management

Compliance

Commercial Law

Dispute Resolution

Education

Qualified solicitor

Law degree

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About Us

We are the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, we help to build a better world. Kronospan is focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.

About Us

We are the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, we help to build a better world. Kronospan is focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.

To support our global operations, we are looking for an ambitious and committed General Counsel for a predominately commercial role but you will have oversight of litigation claims, competition law and other legal issues affecting our European operation

Main duties and responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate and draft strategic commercial agreements including customer, supplier and distributor contracts
• Provide clear direction and strategic know-how to our European leadership team on commercial matters
• Manage disputes and litigation to achieve a practical and cost-effective result.
• Advise on legal risk and ethical compliance in Europe including anti-corruption laws, EUDR and Code of Conduct
• Oversee Mergers and Acquisitions
• Monitor legal changes within the industry and implement any necessary changes, or challenge any prospective changes that may impact the organisation's operations.
• Providing support to internal and external audit
• Oversee the hiring of internal legal staff. Leading the team by example.
  
  

Requirements

• You will be a qualified solicitor with at least 8 years PQE, some of which will be have been in a General Counsel or Deputy GC role
• You will have excelled academically when achieving your law qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in European corporate and commercial law
• 1st class English is essential, additional language skills are also desirable
• Ideally, you will be experienced in the manufacturing sector
• Operating from a local manufacturing site you will need to be prepared for significant travel
  
  

What we offer

As a highly successful global industrial organisation with strong growth plans, career development opportunities are excellent, and a move to a broader role will not be an obstacle to the right candidate

We are committed to rewarding achievement with an attractive performance-based salary package. The role provides the ideal opportunity for a career with a very successful business that achieves outstanding results.

Our Ref:

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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