Legal Counsel

British Steel; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined contribution pension

27 personal annual leave days

Life Assurance

Sick pay scheme

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Standby and call-out payments

Family friendly benefits

Job summary

British Steel is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Business Services Function and support the Legal Director. You will provide legal advice across commercial and corporate matters, including drafting and reviewing contract documentation and managing external advisers.

Applicants should have 5+ years PQE and be eligible to practice in England and Wales. In-house experience is advantageous, and the role may involve cross-jurisdiction work.

Qualifications

• This role requires a professional with 5+ years' PQE who can practice law in England and Wales.
• You need substantial experience in core company and commercial law.
• In-house experience is advantageous, with cross-jurisdiction exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a wide range of commercial transactions and corporate support work.
• Review and prepare commercial contracts including IP licenses and NDAs.
• Manage external advisers and oversee litigation matters where relevant.
• Provide training and compliance support across the business.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract drafting

In-house experience

England and Wales practice

Corporate law

Education

Qualified solicitor (England & Wales)

Job description

Salary - Competitive

Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday – Friday

Practice Areas – Commercial, Corporate (other areas considered)

What you need to know about the role

Here at British Steel, we require a Legal Counsel to join our Business Services Function and support the Legal Director.

You will support the Legal Director in providing legal advice across a full range of commercial legal issues and corporate support work. This will include the following activities:

• Negotiating and advising on a wide range of commercial transactions.
• Reviewing and/or preparing a wide range of contractual documentation, including sale and purchase agreements, IP licenses, confidentiality agreements and similar.
• Managing early-stage disputes and working with external counsel on litigation matters.
• Support to other functional departments (estates, human resources, finance, R&D) on legal issues affecting these areas.
• Managing external advisers where appropriate, ensuring service levels and value for money
• Advising on changes in relevant law and regulation and providing training to support business activities.
• Supporting compliance activity
• Having an awareness of the Company’s policy framework and how it is implemented (in some cases, it will be the responsibility of the Legal Counsel to monitor and uphold that framework)

The role will be primarily located at the offices of our integrated steelworks in Scunthorpe but there may be some flexibility to work from our other locations or in a hybrid capacity.

What we need to know about you

This is an exciting opportunity for appropriately qualified professional (5 years+ PQE) who can practice law in England and Wales. You need to have sufficient experience in core areas of company and commercial law.

Previous in-house experience is an advantage but not essential. You will also ideally have experience in working across a variety of jurisdictions and practice areas.

Communication is critical to the success of this role and you need to be capable of operating at all levels of the organisation working with colleagues of all disciplines.

The sheer scale and complexity of our organisation means the legal work is diverse, technically challenging and requires good judgement and innovative problem-solving skills. This is a chance to apply your experience and skills to support the transfomation of this new company, which has a rich history and heritage.

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners