Job Description - Counsel - Litigation & Investigations (00123354)
Job Title: Counsel - Litigation & Investigations
Location: Frimley Surrey. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
What you’ll be doing:
* Managing major disputes on behalf of BAES
* Identifying disputes risk and advising on and implementing related risk mitigation strategies
* Advising and negotiating settlements of disputes both before and after formal proceedings have been commenced
* Overseeing the engagement of external legal services to ensure high-quality, timely, and cost-effective legal advice
* Providing specialist English law advice, with expertise in English court litigation and international commercial arbitration
* Providing clear and practical legal advice using straightforward language
* Helping to develop and implement investigations capabilities across our businesses
* Actively contributing as a member of the global legal community by sharing knowledge and expertise and collaborating effectively across teams and functions to support strategic goals
* Ensuring the consistent application of the company’s Operational Framework and adherence to applicable internal legal policies
* Fostering a culture focused on delivering the highest quality legal advice ensuring internal client satisfaction through accuracy, clarity, and timeliness as well as commerciality and proportionality
Your skills and experiences:
* Be an England & Wales qualified solicitor or barrister with relevant experience gained at a major international law firm and potentially also through relevant in-house roles
* Be a dispute resolution expert with, among other things, experience of English high court litigation and international commercial arbitration
* Be client and solutions focussed in the high-quality advice that you give
* Have a proven ability to assess and advise on legal risk in complex markets and jurisdictions
* Have and demonstrate good judgement
* Be willing to attend in-person meetings and visits with clients and colleagues both domestically and abroad
Closing Date: 20th February 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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