Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Role: Legal Counsel

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Up to £85,000

Duration: Permanent

Legal Counsel Benefits:

26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
Life Assurance
Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
2 days volunteering opportunities
Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
Employee Assistance Programme
Professional membership fees
Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
Dental Insurance
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions.Legal Counsel opportunity

Supporting the General Counsel in advising the business on a variety of legal queries.

You will work directly with a range of stakeholders across the business on construction projects using standard industry form contracts and also bespoke agreements.

You will review tenders (including framework agreements, main contract terms, collateral warranties and PCGs) and advise on their acceptability by reference to the business' mandated requirements.

You will advise on live projects, assisting in agreeing final terms and negotiating terms with the business' supply chain, as well as advising on the early stages of disputes.

You will be expected to provide assistance to other members of the legal team outside the core areas of your responsibility, for example in relation to non-construction related legal queries.

You will assist the other members of the legal team on wider strategic projects of the legal team to improve business standard and reduce risk, including by drafting and assisting in the roll-out of new policies and procedures and providing raining on legal and practical issues.

What is needed from you as Legal Counsel:

Solicitor qualified to practice in the UK preferably 4 years' Post Qualification experience
Strong experience in working autonomously and being the sole legal advisor on a project
Excellent attention to detail
Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts involving both public and private sector parties
Experience in a legal team advising on construction project
Experience of construction standard form contract
Experience on M&E project
Property experience
Proactive and self-motivated, track record of challenging and improving on the status quo
Sound, practical and independent judgement and committed to the highest ethical standard
Ability to self-manage and seek support when appropriate

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