In-house Company Legal Advisor

5 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom James Hall & Co Full time

**In-House Company Legal Advisor**

Based at our state-of-the-art head office and distribution centre on the outskirts of Preston, James Hall & Co. Ltd. have been established for over 150 years proudly serving communities across the north of England as supplier and distributor to over 600 SPAR stores.

We are proud to be one of the biggest employers in Lancashire with over 4000 colleagues who represent our core values of passion, enterprise and family every single day.

**About the Role**

This role will involve you in all aspects of company legal matters linked to its trading activities including an involvement in the company’s insurance programme. You will be an integral part of the team and will advise on and action across a wide variety of legal matters. You will communicate across all levels of the business while maintaining strict confidentiality at all times.

**Here’s What You Can Expect to be Doing**

This role is extremely varied with a guarantee that no two days will be the same. You will work closely with the company secretary and senior management team. You will oversee the roll out of company policies and drafting of trading and commercial agreements and help drive company initiative.

You will have the full support of our specialist external solicitors as well as our highly experienced and knowledgeable team.

**Who do we want?**

We are looking for somebody with a background or degree in law and a good experience of legal matters in relation to the commercial activities of a large employer.

We are open minded about your experience level, and whether your background is within a law firm or another in-house team, as long as you have the right drive and hunger.

This role presents a remarkable opportunity for growth, learning, and making a substantial impact.

If you are interested by what you have read and embody these qualities, we want to hear from you

James Hall & Co. Ltd. have one simple vison: to still be in business in another 50 years

To make this vision possible we need the best talents to join us on our journey. We are a family company and we believe that if we look after our people, they will look after us.

Here are some of the benefits that you can take advantage of as an employee of James Hall & Co. Ltd.

**Loyalty award - **From day one you will receive £0.15p per hour for every hour you work. You will then receive this as a lump sum on the pay period after your 12 month anniversary.

**Store discount** - You will be entitled to a 15% discount at any of our G&E Murgatroyd owned SPAR stores across the North of England.

**Free On-site Parking** - You will have access to our car park which can be used at no cost.

**Holidays** - Everyone needs a break so as an employee of James Hall & Co. Ltd. you will receive our enhanced holiday package of 22 days holidays per year plus bank holidays (unless otherwise stated). Holiday entitlement increases with continuous service every two years

**Learning & Development** - We want all our colleagues to reach their full potential. That is why you will benefit from our in-house learning and development team who will provide you access to fully funded accredited training and industry recognised qualifications.

**Grocery Aid** -We work with the national charity Grocery Aid to provide all colleagues a 24/7 helpline service that is free, independent and confidential. Grocery Aid also offer a wide range of other fantastic services to support you when you need it.

We also offer the cycle to work scheme and our famous Christmas Hamper

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