Legal Counsel - Global Commercial

CooperVision; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Legal Counsel to support global commercial activities. This role involves advising on legal compliance, managing commercial agreements, and collaborating with sales and marketing teams worldwide. The ideal candidate will be a qualified UK lawyer with experience in a large law firm or in-house, ready to tackle diverse legal challenges. Join a forward-thinking company that values personal and professional development, offering competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package to ensure a brighter future for its employees.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cover

Life Assurance

Wellness Platform Access

Discounted Contact Lens Scheme

Qualifications

• Fully qualified UK commercial lawyer with 2 years PQE.
• Broad generalist commercial experience, ideally with marketing and sales.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice for global sales and marketing activities.
• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements.

Skills

Commercial Law

Negotiation Skills

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Education

Qualified UK Lawyer

2 Years PQE

Job description

Job title: Legal Counsel – Global Commercial

Department: Legal

Location:Delta Park, Fareham

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri (onsite)

A brighter future awaits you

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improvethe way people see each day. It’s more than makingcontact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom andconfidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.

Job summary – What to expect:

As Legal Counsel you’ll be supporting and advising on global commercial activities and projects to assist and enable sales and marketing activities to drive revenue and growth whilst ensuring legal compliance and managing risks.

The role will work closely with the legal and commercial teams across Europe and the rest of the world.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Act as a business partner for CooperVision’s global sales and marketing teams, managing key stakeholder relationships and providing legal advice and support with a commercial focus.
• Review, draft, negotiate, manage and conclude a wide range of commercial agreements; advise on and identify legal and commercial risks and issues; ensure legal documentation as required to meet business / legal needs in line with CooperVision’s contracting policies and approval processes.
• Provide legal support for CooperVision’s strategic business priorities and initiatives (projects, transactions, ESG, product lifecycle management, marketing, promotions and brand management activities ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and CooperVision policies.
• Act as the lead for legal support for Global Marketing matters, including review and approval of global marketing claims and promotional materials.
• Support Global Legal projects, co-ordinating with commercial teams and legal colleagues across CooperVision.
• Create and standardise global templates and best practice, and support with associated training, implementation and embedding globally.
• Support of global risk and compliance policies, initiatives and activities.
• Proactively partner and work with other CooperVision and The Cooper Companies, Inc lawyers to drive alignment with global best practices and action knowledge sharing.

A full job description is available upon request.

About you:

You’ll be a fully qualified, experienced UK commercial lawyer, with 2 years PQE working within a large law firm or an in-house lawyer role.

You’ll have a broad base of generalist commercial experience, ideally working with marketing and sales teams, and have operated within an international environment within a large matrix organisation.

An excellent communicator, strong problem solver and someone with a high level of attention to detail are all areas of importance.

Given this role is working at a global level, there is a need for this person to be flexible when it comes to time zones and coordinating with others around the world.

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including, bonus, 25 days holiday pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in you career and grow with CooperVision

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today!All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

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