Senior Corporate/Commercial Counsel | 12-month FTC
3 weeks ago
Taylor Root is working with a UK headquartered, PE backed logistics and real estate business. They’re looking to hire a Senior Corporate/Commercial Counsel for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract to provide parental leave cover. The role will start at the beginning of December.
Reporting directly into the General Counsel, this is a role that involves working closely with the UK and European management and business teams providing advice across all jurisdictions in which the business operates. The role will inherit supervision of 3 lawyers in the UK and a legal operations manager. The role would suit someone who has a generalist corporate and commercial skillset.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- With the support of the General Counsel, leading on a wide range of legal, risk, insurance, and corporate governance matters across jurisdictions in Europe.
- Overseeing and advising the business on their internal approvals process.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contracts.
- Managing and overseeing litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution as necessary.
- Overseeing the renewal of property and corporate insurance programmes. Assisting the business with the handling of material claims.
- Putting in place strong corporate governance practices and procedures.
- Drafting policies and procedures for a range of business areas.
- Implementing training across the business.
- Advising on applicable UK laws and regulations. Ensuring compliance and keeping up to date with EU and UK laws/regulations and their application to the business.
- Liaising with key shareholders, investors, business partners, and external counsel.
Experience required:
- Ideally, 10+ years’ post qualification legal experience.
- Ideally, someone who’s had a mixture of both private practice and in-house experience.
- Corporate and commercial legal background, with an ability to turn hand to a variety of areas.
- Real estate legal experience is not required, but helpful.
- Experience negotiating high-value, complex contracts and agreements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage junior staff, manage external counsel, and work collaboratively within a team.
- Excellent communication skills and being able to articulate advice to the business.
This is a terrific, well-reputed business that fosters a warm, can-do, and collaborative culture within the legal team. You’ll be working alongside great colleagues, and it’s a very varied role.
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