General Counsel

Arora Group Head Office; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arora Group is seeking a General Counsel to oversee legal aspects within a thriving organization. This leadership role includes managing complex legal transactions, offering strategic legal advice, and ensuring compliance across the business. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in UK corporate law and demonstrate excellent communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years PQE experience.
• Solid training from a reputable law firm or business environment.
• Experience in a fast-paced legal counsel role.

Responsibilities

• Provide counsel on commercial agreements and corporate finance.
• Oversee complex legal transactions and management of external counsel.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards.

Skills

Corporate law

Dispute resolution

Contracts

Risk management

Legal research

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Qualified UK solicitor

Job description

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The Arora Group is a successful solely UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction, and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage.

Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.

This role is fully office-based on Bath Road in Heathrow Airport Area (5 days).

We have a great opportunity for an experienced senior lawyer to be part of our successful growth story. Bring us your passion and ambition, and we will support you to achieve your goals and give you the rewards and benefits you deserve. We are looking for a General Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our business. You will be able to take a strategic view of our exposure to risk and provide necessary advice to mitigate it within our multi-faceted and expanding business. You will give legal advice and support to management on all relevant issues.

For more information on the Group, please visit our website www.thearoragroup.com

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely counsel to executives on various legal topics (commercial agreements, dispute resolution, corporate finance, and commercial law).
• Oversee complex legal transactions from a project management perspective, ensuring appropriate input from all company stakeholders and specialists.
• Lead risk management strategy within the company.
• Ensure compliance matters are adhered to.
• Assume responsibility for Company Secretarial duties.
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents where appropriate.
• Manage external counsel and related consultants to ensure the company receives value for money.
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to relevant company personnel.
• Maintain current knowledge of legislative changes and developments.

Skills & Experience

• Legal Qualification – Qualified UK solicitor with a minimum of 10 years PQE experience (considering other PQE levels and qualified lawyers from other common law jurisdictions eligible to sit QLT).
• Excellent knowledge of corporate law, with emphasis on corporate finance, dispute resolution, and contracts.
• Methodical approach with attention to detail.
• Strong commercial outlook and pragmatic approach to legal practice.
• Solid training from a reputable law firm and/or business environment.
• Proven experience as a legal counsel in a fast-paced business environment.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgment and analytical abilities.
• Able to handle multiple diverse projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Approximately 8 years of experience within a small to medium national law firm prior to transitioning into business.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly and will contact our PSL agencies if this role is available for external recruitment.