Commercial Solicitor

NonStop Consulting is currently hiring for a renowned utilities company a Commercial Solicitor to provide high quality commercial legal services to the Capital Delivery & Commercial function of their company.

This happens to be an exciting time to join them because seeing as they are a mature organisation, they are currently going through key transformational programmes therefore joining will offer you windows of opportunity in this highly enterprising role.

They are offering a professional the opportunity of working on a permanent position with very good benefits attached, which will guarantee financial security during these challenging economic times and furthermore professional expansion by having accessto fast track career progression in a company that is continuously evolving.

The working arrangements are hybrid so you will have only have to be in the office a couple of days a week to either Falmer - Brighton or Worthing - West Sussex and the rest will be remote, which will offer you more flexibility and save you from some unnecessarycommute. You will also be offering a travelling package allowance to cover your travelling expenses.

Some of this role's requirements are listed below:

- Expert knowledge of law and legal research techniques, contract drafting and interpretation
- Expertise in public procurement law and practice (knowledge of new Direct Procurement for Customers regime highly desirable, but not essential)
- Has reliable legal judgement and appreciates legal risk
- Produces sound analysis, using secure legal research.
- Good IT skills including electronic document production and assembly
- Highly developed commercial awareness
- Expert influencer and negotiator
- Pro-active individual with interest in business matters
- Provides input into and delivers functional strategy operationally, providing leadership and direction to all teams within their area of responsibility.
- May be required to lead the commercial negotiation of contractual dispute resolution involving the company.
- Has a full understanding of how their own function contributes to achieving the overall objectives of the business and how it interacts with others
- Able to operate in a demanding performance driven environment requiring a high degree of team working and directly leading a team to deliver stretching objectives
- Self starter with ability to work as part of a team and to work proactively across and with a number of other functions
- Relationship builder with drive to engage directly
- People leader, managing and motivating peers and the business generally to achieve goals
- Good legal training, extensive continuous commercial legal experience.
- Previous in-house experience not necessary but would be welcome.
- Excellent degree qualification (2:1 or equivalent), or satisfactory evidence of equivalent high level academic and/or professional achievement
- Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered Legal Executive) ideally with at least 10 years relevant post-qualification experience

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