Senior Legal Counsel

Schneider Electric; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their Global Legal Team. This role is pivotal in delivering legal, regulatory, and compliance services while acting as a strategic partner within the organization. You will engage in preparing and negotiating contracts, ensuring compliance with laws, and supporting various business functions. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a flexible hybrid model, allowing for a blend of remote and office work, while contributing to a company that values diversity, sustainability, and innovation. If you are a proactive legal professional looking to make an impact, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive compensation

Career development opportunities

Global collaboration

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with at least 5 years' PQE in commercial law.
• Fluent in English with strong technological skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and compliance support to UK operations.
• Prepare and review contracts and ensure compliance with laws.

Skills

Commercial Law

Negotiation Skills

Compliance Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Written Communication

Education

Master’s/Bachelor of Laws

Tools

Legal Research Software

Contract Management Tools

Job description

About Us

Schneider Electric’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure and industries.

We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems, and we are passionate about our shared values of Meaningful Purpose, Inclusion and Empowerment.

The role

We are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel, to join our Global Legal Team and be responsible for providing legal and compliance support to our UK operations.

As an organisation and individuals, we believe that trust is a foundational value and we put it at the heart of how we work at Schneider Electric. We build trusted teams through our leadership expectations, by creating equal opportunities, harnessing the power of all generations, championing well-being and new ways of working.

Mission

You will be responsible for delivery of legal, regulatory and compliance services. You will operate as a key business partner to provide strategic support and advice, working on a wide range of commercial and compliance matters.

Location

This role supports a flexible hybrid model, and it will allow some home working to be combined with office attendance. The local offices are in London, Telford and Coventry. You should expect regular travel within the UKI zone and occasional travel to other locations in Europe as business need is determined. Travel may include some overnight stays.

What will you do?

• Preparing, reviewing and supporting negotiations of a number of contracts including industry standard construction contracts
• Reviewing and preparing templates
• Providing claims support and overseeing litigation
• Helping to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Group policies
• Supporting back office functions including Real Estate, Finance & HR
• Providing training and facilitating our compliance programs
• Other general legal support as reasonably required by Legal Management to service the UK operations.

What will help you to be successful?

• A fully qualified solicitor authorized to practice in England with a Master’s/Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' relevant PQE in commercial law
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) with great technological skills
• Worked in an international company or major law firm and has a proven track record operating in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Worked proactively and closely with business stakeholders to identify and analyse critical commercial and legal issues
• Apply legal expertise to deliver solutions
• Confident with fantastic interpersonal skills, commercially minded, highly organised, and able to work effectively in teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work independently and manage large volumes of work

What do we offer?

• We are offering an interesting job with a range of activities providing a high level of personal responsibility and broad prospects
• Excellent opportunity to join a global company
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunity to develop based on clear career paths, to grow through experience and exposure
• Collaboration within cross-regional and global teams

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Diversity is our heritage and our future. Be a part of it.

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.

We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.