The Role We're looking for a corporate counsel to join us in our Starbucks UK Legal Team. You'll act as a legal business partner to our supply chain operations, marketing, category, product and digital teams within the Starbucks UK organisation. These teams rely on expert, critical legal advice and counsel, which are centred around Starbucks values. We're looking for someone ready for a new challenge who is a highly motivated, curious self-starter and is capable of using their initiative and relish working in a fast-paced, forward-thinking team. Ready for the challenge? Apply now What you'll do: - Operates as legal business partner in providing critical and timely general commercial legal support and advice to key functional areas within remit, providing strategic, coordinated advice and true and effective business partnering, supporting any projects and strategic goals and proactively managing risk associated with relevant areas of the business - Drafts and negotiates a wide variety of agreements, contracts and legal documents with vendors, suppliers and strategic partnerships, ensuring they protect the business, maximise value and manage legal risk - Supports the Supply Chain Operations function to create and build agile strategies and legal and commercial processes that champion functional excellence and scale to support our growth ambitions - Advises Marketing on product and general advertising and claims, strategies, and consumer law issues - Provides broader projects support to UK, EMEA and global functions as required and others in the UK legal team and wider business - Leverages experienced members of the team to work on complex or high value work and delegates work to paralegals and other partners where appropriate - Instructs outside counsel in areas of responsibility as appropriate - Supports development and implementation of systems and procedures to ensure efficient and consistent conduct of company business and identifies risks and liabilities implementing mitigations - Keeps abreast of new legal developments and regulation; escalating to responsible individuals within the business and developing plans (including training) to adapt or introduce new processes to deal with the changes - Works collaboratively and as key business partner with relevant UK functions and with EMEA and global L&CA teams to ensure UK standards reflect Starbucks corporate strategy and to support implementation of L&CA policy and initiatives - Identifies opportunities, improves existing processes, procedures and precedents and implements strategies to optimise and standardise legal services delivery in the UK - Develops trusting relationships with Licensees, suppliers and third party stakeholders in order to facilitate commercial agreements efficiently - Develops external network of outside counsel and advisors to leverage support to the UK business and added value services - Coaches, educates and trains relevant functions in key areas of law, regulation and compliance and implements processes to enable the business to 'self serve' and accelerate Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Qualified solicitor (within UK) - Relevant post qualification general commercial experience (3-5 years PQE) with strong experience of independently negotiating complex contracts - Previous in-house legal experience, experience in supply chain / supplier sourcing and procurement would be advantageous - Highly organised, with ability to plan and balance multiple priorities to meet deadlines - Clear communicator with ability to influence cross functionally and at a range of levels both internally and externally - Comfortable presenting to a range of audiences - Highly analytical - Comfortable with pivoting quickly to business needs and be approachable and responsive to business partners, management and UK Leadership Team in a timely manner - Energy, determination and passion for the Starbucks business and for personal and team growth and development This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the role and is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties that may be required. Management reserves the right to amend the responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder as dictated by business requirements. Starbucks is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All applicants and partners will be treated fairly, without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.