Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial

JD Group; Bury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Bury is looking for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to oversee commercial contracts and mentor junior staff. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, especially in the retail or FMCG sectors. You will provide strategic legal advice, improve processes, and work closely with stakeholders. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Great staff discount

Dynamic working environment

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a solicitor, ideally in-house or at a law firm.
• Experience working with global corporate stakeholders.
• Familiarity with consumer law and advertising standards.

Responsibilities

• Advise on all types of commercial contracts.
• Create and improve standard template agreements.
• Support and train junior team members.

Skills

UK qualified solicitor

Reviewing and drafting commercial contracts

Negotiating skills

Data privacy regulations

Good communication

Project management skills

Education

Qualified solicitor with 5+ years PQE

Job description

Responsible to: Deputy General Counsel
Department: JD Group Legal
Location: Bury Head Office
Term: Permanent

Role Overview:

Senior Legal Counsel for the JD Group (5+ years PQE).

The Role:

This is a senior commercial role within the JD Legal Team focusing on a wide variety of commercial contracts. We are looking for candidates with significant experience of reviewing, marking up and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, ideally with SaaS, consumer law and advertising and marketing experience. You will have some experience of working for a retailer, FMCG or consumer facing business.

The Legal Team is dynamic and hard-working. As a senior member of the Legal Team, you will work across the whole JD Group, supporting our business globally, as well as supervising and developing more junior members of the team.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

You will advise and support the JD Group on all types of commercial contracts as well as support more junior team members. In addition, you will create standard template agreements, always look to create or improve working processes and provide training to the business and the Legal Team to develop their skills. You will also work closely with our Legal Compliance team and our Group Data Protection Officer so experience in data protection and other regulations that large corporates are exposed to, is an advantage.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed:

• UK qualified solicitor – 5+ years PQE.
• Training and previous experience in reviewing, drafting and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts within a respectable in-house role or law firm.
• Demonstrable experience of working with all levels of stakeholders in a large global corporate (including the executive leadership team).
• Good understanding of the evolving regulations particularly relating to consumer law, data privacy, competition law and advertising/marketing standards to be able to provide effective advice to the business.
• An effective communicator with demonstrable negotiating and drafting skills.
• Self-motivated, ambitious, team player with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Strong attention to detail as well as a commercial mindset with an ability to explain matters clearly and simply to non-legal stakeholders.
• Ability to think outside the box and support the Legal Team and the business in finding effective solutions.
• Evidence of previous project management skills to successfully deliver projects (including cross jurisdiction) and initiatives would be highly desirable.
• Experience of working in retail/FMCG/customer facing industry sector.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Great staff discount across the JD Group
• Working in dynamic, multicultural retail sector and high profile, global work
• Interaction with international sports fashion brands
• Flexible working patterns