Senior Commercial Lawyer

4 weeks ago

Coalville Leicestershire, United Kingdom Barratt Developments Full time

Supporting the business and our divisional offices, our Head Office functions cover all departments from our Executive Board through to our support functions such as Group Design and Technical, HR, Health and Safety, IT, Sales and Marketing, Commercial, Procurement, Group Finance, Corporate Affairs, as well as Legal and Company Secretariat. We also have a specialised function – Barratt Partnerships.

While the work varies from team to team, our key requirements don’t: you must be well organised, extremely helpful and resourceful, and able to use your initiative. You’ll understand that what you do is important, and impacts on your team, the department, and the wider business.

The Group Legal and Compliance department within Barratt is evolving and, as part of that, the need for an experienced Senior Commercial lawyer dedicated to supporting a wide range of commercial contract matters has arisen. The overall purpose of the role will be twofold:

  • to manage and provide oversight, steering and leadership over the Group Legal and Compliance Commercial Contracts portfolio; and
  • to provide direct legal advice and support to Group-wide and Divisional functions on their commercial contracts (with or without support of external law firms, as appropriate).
You will be expected to:
  • Provide expert, timely, clear and solutions-focused legal advice to the business on a range of commercial contract matters, including goods and services procurement, outsourcing, R&D / collaboration, IT, intellectual property and professional services appointments, in a manner that addresses legal risk whilst supporting organisational outcomes and performance
  • Draft and negotiate legal documentation including contracts, licenses and other agreements to ensure they are clear, concise and achieve high quality outcomes
  • Identify and implement appropriate enhancements to the overall management of the Group Legal and Compliance Commercial Contracts portfolio, including enhancing existing reporting arrangements, policies and processes, standard documentation and drafting guides for use by the business
  • Develop and promote strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business and external law firms
  • Support the Group Legal and Compliance transition to an online contract management tool
  • Effectively manage external law firms in their provision of commercial legal advice to the business, including engagement and performance within time, cost and quality requirements
  • Maintain a performance dashboard and reporting key information to the Group Head of Legal and the Executive on commercial contract matters to agreed timescales and level of detail
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing, training and capability development across the Group Legal and Compliance department and amongst internal stakeholders to drive awareness of commercial legal issues and promote best practice management of commercial contracts
  • Collaborate with the wider Group Legal and Compliance team members who continue to be engaged in commercial contract matters at different levels
What you'll need?

We are looking for an experienced Senior Commercial Lawyer, capable of operating in a fast paced environment who can manage a diverse workload. The successful candidate will be not only focused on reactive advice and risk management but also proactive engagement and steering of the business on a variety of commercial contract matters.

The successful candidate should:

  • be driven and solutions-focused
  • be a strong team player
  • be capable of advising under pressure in a commercial context
  • have excellent drafting and negotiation skills
  • be able to demonstrate they can effectively manage multiple stakeholders at varying levels in an organisation
  • be able to deal effectively with challenging and competing deadlines, working in close communication with those stakeholders
  • ideally have experience managing and/or developing more junior team members and be willing and able to assist others in the wider Group Legal and Compliance department who currently provide commercial contract support to the business
  • be able to identify and implement enhancements to the overall management of the Group Legal and Compliance Commercial Contracts portfolio
Our Company and Benefits

We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder since 2009 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That’s more than any other major housebuilder. It’s because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.

 
We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

Barratt adopts a hybrid way of working which assumes that where roles allow, our office-based colleagues divide their time between working in the office, on our construction sites and sales offices, and working from home, as the role dictates. We recognise the many benefits that an effective hybrid working culture brings to both the Company and our colleagues.

 
As part of working for Barratt Developments PLC and specifically for this role we offer:

  • Competitive Bonus Scheme
  • Private Medical Cover – Single Cover
  • 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
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