Legal Counsel

Linxon; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy solutions company is seeking a Legal Counsel to support its corporate and commercial matters globally. The role involves drafting and negotiating agreements, managing data privacy compliance, and collaborating with various functions within the organization. Ideal candidates should have a law degree, be a bar association member, and possess strong communication and drafting skills. Experience in multinational corporations is a must. Join us and shape a sustainable future by empowering connectivity.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a law firm or in-house counsel for a multinational.
• Excellent proficiency in English; other languages are a plus, especially German.
• Working knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Develop and monitor compliance regarding Data Privacy.
• Assist in internal audits and investigations related to integrity.

Skills

Corporate matters

Data privacy

Compliance

Excellent drafting skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree in Law

Member of a bar association

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: Birmingham or London or Glasgow - UK

Join Us!!

As a Legal Counsel and an outstanding all-rounder, you will support the Linxon group globally with respect to corporate and commercial matters, including but not limited to data protection and integrity matters and report to the Chief Legal Officer.

What will you do?

• As a pro-active, ethical, business-minded and out-of-the-box thinker, you will draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, both internally and externally. Such commercial agreements could include finance, insurance and banking arrangements, including review of bank and corporate guarantees, credit facility agreements and other similar agreements
• Develop framework and monitor compliance regarding Data Privacy and Data Governance in the role of Data Privacy Officer as well as spearhead AI Governance with support of other team members
• Assist in development and implementation of procedures and templates to help mitigate legal risks through design and implementation of Linxon policies and procedures, including the already well-established Integrity program
• Lead process optimization and technology development to develop best practices in relation to the Legal function, including furthering the usage of AI
• Assist in internal audits and internal investigations in relation to Integrity
• Assist Hub Legal leads to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations
• Work closely with other global functions for example, Finance, Treasury, Insurance, HR, Supply Chain etc. on internal and external matters
• Liaise with external legal counsel and manage associated costs

Experience required

• The candidate (he/she) is required to have good experience in working for a law firm or as in-house counsel for a multinational corporation with specific experience in corporate matters, data privacy and compliance.
• Sound commercial and business law background with a good experience related to corporate commercial matters
• Excellent proficiency in English, any other languages a plus, especially German
• Confident, ethical team player with excellent drafting skills and attention to detail and ability to show leadership
• Willing to travel occasionally to project sites and offices globally
• Ability to work as part of a small close-knit team, in a demanding, fast-paced, multilingual and multidisciplinary environment, driven by value addition and business sustainability
• A strategic communicator, self-motivated, with a commercial, practical, detail- oriented and dynamic approach
• Working knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices a definite bonus

Formal Education and Training Required:

• Degree in Law from a reputable university
• Member in good standing of a bar association

About Linxon:

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis’s project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.

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At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.