Legal Counsel

Freightliner Group Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in rail transportation is seeking a Legal Counsel for their Birmingham office. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive legal advice, support compliance and governance efforts, and manage legal risks while working closely with the Head of Legal and other stakeholders. This role requires a proactive individual with a strong background in commercial law and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years post qualification experience in a reputable legal practice or in-house.
• Specialist knowledge in compliance / Data Protection would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head of Legal in managing legal risks.
• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Assisting with M&A activity and litigation matters.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong customer service focus

Commercially astute

Strong analytical skills

Proactive approach

Ability to multitask

Education

Educated to degree level or relevant qualifications

Job description

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Freightliner Group Birmingham office is looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team on full time permanent contract!

Purpose of the Role:

This is a general in-house role working with, and reporting directly to, the Head of Legal/Company Secretary, providing legal advice to all parts of the business to help the company grow and achieves its goals. As part of a small legal and compliance team, it allows for exposure to a wide range of activities, both strategic and operational, across all the business and both the executive team and the board.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Supporting the Head of Legal in managing the legal risks within the business;
• Regulatory and Compliance – assisting with governance and compliance around areas such as data protection, anti-bribery and modern slavery;
• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts;
• Supporting M&A activity as it arises;
• Assisting with any litigation matters;
• Assisting the Head of Legal in elevating the legal team by engaging with stakeholders and providing training to the business as required, papers and research, face to face training;
• Attending business unit meetings as legal representative as may be required from time to time;
• Deputising for the Head of Legal in periods of absence;
• Supporting the group legal function as required and liaising with counsel across the UK/Europe Region;
• Managing external counsel;
• Undertaking Company secretarial duties as required from time to time;
• Supporting and driving adherence to documented controls as they relate to the function;
• Ad hoc projects as may be required from time to time;
• Maintaining the trademark portfolio, negotiating trademark licence agreements and liaising with external IP advisors
• Maintaining the contract repository
• Maintaining the legal template library and looking for other ways in which the business might be encouraged to self help
• Educated to degree level, or hold relevant qualifications and experience relevant to legal and compliance;
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts;
• 4-7 years post qualification experience either gained in a reputable commercial legal practice or in an house-role. Candidate from practice should have gained extensive in-house experience on secondment;
• Confident and enthusiastic about learning new areas of law;
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal;
• Good team player;
• Diplomatic and tactful approach to resolving contentious situations or disputes should they arise;
• Strong customer service focus with the ability to demonstrate negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills;
• Commercially astute, articulate and technically strong with the ability to operate at both a strategic and an operational level;
• Ability to build healthy working relationships with key business stakeholders (internal and external) while exhibiting independence and objectivity in thought and action;
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to digest and disseminate information;
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure, prioritising tasks and workload and managing conflicting demands and tight deadlines;
• Has great attention to detail but is comfortable taking a pragmatic, risk based approach;
• Well organised with a focus on identifying areas of improvement in legal process;
• Proven track record of working independently; a confident, self-starter;
• Specialist knowledge in compliance / Data Protection would be desirable;
• Regular travel across the UK may be required.
• Attacks goals and objectives with drive, energy and enthusiasm;
• Proactive approach to work and uses own initiative to implement improvements;
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Persistence and determination in the delivery of required outputs;
• Embraces new challenges, is hands on and gets things done;
• Sets high standards of work for self, and team, and consistently achieves these;
• High level of integrity and openness, combined with commitment to good governance;
• Energetic, highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation, in pursuit of business growth and success;
• Leads by example and provides honest and clear leadership that helps drive results;
• Listens attentively to others’ perspectives and provides constructive feedback and coaching;
• Exhibits and lives the Group’s core values

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Rail Transportation

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