In-House Solicitor

4 weeks ago


Ellesmere Port UK, Cheshire, United Kingdom SGS Full time
  • Job Title: In-House Solicitor
  • Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (office based - 1 day per week from home)
  • Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
  • Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

By joining as an In-House Solicitor at SGS, you'll have access to a range of benefits including performance-related bonuses, private medical cover, a competitive pension scheme with life assurance, and a generous annual leave allowance that grows with your service. Enjoy extra perks like a day off for your birthday, discounted gym memberships, retail discounts, an electric vehicle leasing scheme, enhanced parental leave, service awards, Christmas vouchers, and health & wellbeing initiatives.

About Us

SGS are a global leader in sustainability, quality, and integrity, our 99,600-strong workforce across 2,600 offices and labs is dedicated to fostering a safer, more connected world. Our services impact every facet of daily life, enhancing the safety of food, consumer products, transport, and healthcare, to advancing nuclear industry testing. Your role is crucial in providing safer products, superior services, and maintaining societal connectivity.

Job Description

As an In-House Solicitor you’ll provide first line legal advice, support and training to all internal businesses and functions, offering a practical and informed interpretation of the laws affecting the Company in response to routine and non-routine matters, thus enabling all operations to ensure that business goals are achieved with due consideration for legislation and minimising the Company’s risk exposure.

As part of your role you’ll assist in the review and negotiation of contracts, the settlement of disputes, the management of the companies' properties and the completion of acquisitions.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you’ll need working knowledge of commercial law either in-house or within private practice as an experienced Solicitor or Paralegal within the commercial law sector.

You’ll also need to demonstrate the following;

  • Professional legal qualifications attained or in progress
  • Experience of negotiating commercial contracts
  • Ability to work under own initiative and with a degree of autonomy
  • Ability to assert influence and expertise when appropriate
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to change – committed to continuous personal and professional development
  • Effective interpersonal skills

The ideal candidate will have experience of drafting/negotiating commercial contracts, managing litigation and commercial property and have an understanding of IPRs and data protection.

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.


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