Head of Legal

Recruitment Solutions (NW) Ltd; Manchester; Vor Ort; GBP 85.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

On site parking

On site gym

On site restaurants

Retail discount

Zusammenfassung

Recruitment Solutions (NW) Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Head of Legal to drive the legal function forward. You will oversee all legal matters, ensure compliance, and protect commercial interests across the group.

The role requires qualified solicitor status with a current practicing certificate and extensive experience in commercial law, dispute resolution, and contract drafting. You will advise senior leadership and create training materials to support teams, with on-site facilities provided.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate.
• Six+ years PQE or equivalent in commercial law.
• Experience in private practice and in-house environments is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Oversee legal function to ensure legal compliance while protecting commercial interests.
• Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Manage disputes and litigation and represent the company in court when needed.
• Draft and maintain internal and customer-facing policies, terms and conditions, and precedent documents.
• Provide strategic legal advice to CEO and Directors across the Group.

Kenntnisse

Commercial law

Dispute resolution

Contract drafting

Influencing senior team

Ausbildung

Qualified Solicitor with practicing certificate

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, challenging yet rewarding role where no two days are the same and a role where you will be responsible for all legal matters, then this role will be of interest to you. This is a role with real scope that with give you an opportunity to drive the legal function forward.

Head of Legal – Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the company remains legally compliant while maintaining the commercial interests of the company.
• Property Lease experience is desirable.
• Oversight of the reviewing, drafting and negotiation of a variety of commercial contracts including supplier agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements and consumer facing terms and conditions.
• Ensuring commercial contracts comply with applicable legal requirements and company policies.
• Manage dispute resolution and litigation and represent the company in court as and when necessary to ensure commercially sound and cost effective outcomes.
• Drafting and maintaining internal and customer facing policies, terms and conditions and precedent documents as and when required.
• Protecting and enforcing the Groups IP rights.
• Researching and maintaining awareness of legal requirements for the Group in a range of areas such as data protection, IP, Advertising, Employment, Regulatory and corporate governance.
• Advise internally across the group on commercial, advertising and marketing, IP, Privacy and Data Protection, B2C and ad-hoc legal queries in relation to risk.
• Creating guidance and training materials for the other teams in the business.

Head of Legal – Person Specification:

• Qualified Solicitor with a current practicing certificate with over six years PQE or equivalent.
• Solid experience within commercial and dispute resolution – (The ability to run and defend claims with and achieve the optimum commercial outcome)
• Positive and enthusiastic and be able to communicate legal issues in a straightforward way.
• Robust and effective influencer on the senior team.
• Commercial and flexible in your approach and used to working in a high volume position.
• Capable of effectively managing and prioritising a large and variable workload.
• You will be responsible for keeping up to date on new areas of law, advising the CEO and Directors accordingly and acquire new skills as needed.
• Experience in Private Practice and in-house environments.

Head of Legal – Package:

• Salary – £95k
• Bonus Incentive
• On site parking
• On site gym
• On site restaurants
• Retail discount