About the role
Within this role you will reporting directly to our Head of Legal, and will work in a small, established team who provide a wide range of services both internally and externally.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Provide commercially focused legal advice on commercial contracts with customers, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
2. Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts
3. Assisting with company secretarial duties
4. Supporting with regulatory and compliance matters
5. Staying up to date with legislation relevant to the company and its activities
What are we looking for?
6. Qualified from any UK jurisdiction
7. 2 years+ PQE from private practice or in-house (Commercial / Corporate is preferred)
8. Commercial property experience would be an advantage
9. A strong communicator who can provide appropriate advice at all levels within the business
10. An independent worker able to prioritise a varied workload
11. Full UK working rights are also essential
What can we offer you?
Here at Forth Ports, our people are hugely important to us, and creating a flexible, open and friendly working culture is something we are very proud of – in fact, our average employee tenure exceeds 10 years! In addition to our culture, we offer:
12. A competitive salary, reviewed annually
13. A great defined contribution pension scheme
14. Life Assurance
15. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for employees and their family
16. A generous annual leave entitlement
17. Cycle to work scheme
18. Attractive Family Friendly Policies
19. On site free parking
20. Employee discount platform offering discounts on UK wide restaurants, car rentals and holidays
21. GymFlex health club memberships
We value our people and our reputation and know that having a diverse and robust workforce enables us to look for answers. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we will consider all applications for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.