Legal Counsel

Computershare; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial administration company seeks a Legal Counsel for its EMEA Share Plans business. The role involves providing expert legal advice on share plans and employee benefits, requiring a UK qualified solicitor with significant PQE. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential as the role supports diverse business stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible work culture

Health and wellbeing rewards

Company share purchase contribution

Recognition awards and team events

Qualifications

• Significant PQE in share plans/employee benefits.
• Experience in drafting and negotiation.
• Familiarity with UK tax-favoured plans and international plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver legal advice to business stakeholders.
• Keep informed of legal developments and evaluate their impact.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel.

Skills

Legal analysis

Communication

Negotiation

Judgment

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Job description

Job Description

Legal Counsel - Share Plans, EMEA

Location: London or Bristol (Hybrid)

In this position, you'll be based in the London, or Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Computershare's legal team provides a full service to all our businesses across the globe. Our lawyers must be dynamic, driven and always keen to do something new to respond to the fast-paced global space in which we work and effective in the volume and variety of support we give. We recruit hard working and technically excellent lawyers who are robust, rise to a challenge and strive to deliver excellent service. Our people like being part of and contributing to a fun, supportive and down to earth team.

A role you will love

The role provides focused share plans legal advice and support to the Computershare EMEA Share Plans business. Led by the Associate General Counsel - Plans, EMEA, the team is responsible for supporting the EMEA Share Plan business through proactive, aligned and integrated advice and partnership with business stakeholders.

You will provide detailed and technical legal advice in a commercial and balanced way. You will be expected to have significant post-qualification experience in share plans/employee benefits including UK tax favoured plans such as the Share Incentive Plan and SAYE plans, broad based international plans e.g., global employee stock purchase plans and Jersey trust law. You will also be expected to work globally with Computershare's legal share plan specialists in other jurisdictions and a working knowledge of the regulatory framework around share plans is welcomed.

You will be expected to:

• Deliver pragmatic, timely, high quality legal advice to non-lawyer colleagues and other lawyers.
• Anticipate, identify, and communicate issues of legal concern.
• Keep informed of legal and market developments relevant to our businesses and evaluating their impact.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel.
• Adhere to the legal governance framework, policies, systems, standards, and procedures in all aspects of your work.
• Champion and promote integrity and ethical decision-making.

What will you bring to the role?

The Legal Counsel - Plans, EMEA will have demonstrable knowledge in the team's areas of accountability.

• UK qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with significant PQE.
• Deep familiarity with general English legal principles and procedures.
• Familiarity with the legal principles and systems of other countries in the EMEA region and in particular the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
• Experience in drafting and negotiation.
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively across a diverse community of people and cultures, adapting style to suit audience.
• Well organised and able to prioritise and manage competing workload demands.
• Confident and assertive while remaining approachable.
• Adaptable and able to take on variety of tasks.
• Able to drive things forward both independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced in detailed legal analysis and delivery of advice in the context of broader commercial strategy.
• Drive to develop expertise in new and wide-ranging areas of law.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture

We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

About the Team

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.

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