Commercial Solicitor Permanent Up to £80,000 Bonus Pension BUPA ShareSave 6.6 weeks holiday Hybrid Working (3 days per week in the office) Southampton, Store Support Office, with Occasional travel to London Paddington To manage legal risk by supporting B&Q with commercial contract advice, negotiation and drafting; management of IP; provision of data protection, commercial and commercial litigation legal advice; and management of external counsel. Manage legal risk by: · providing commercial legal advice in a pragmatic and simple manner; · reviewing, drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts (primarily with suppliers); · supporting B&Q’s Managing Counsel in advising on project strategy on an end to end basis; · supporting the management of B&Q’s Trade Mark and Domain Name portfolio; · assessing and advising upon the GDPR implications and requirements of a wide range of proposed services and projects; · contributing to continuous improvement/efficiency work including drafting standard template terms and conditions and providing associated training to the business; · case management of commercial litigation including deciding tactics, active participation in mediations and case conferences and attendance in court as necessary · advising on a wide range of issues including commercial disputes, structure of relationships, and advertising and marketing activities; - Build relationships with the business to enable efficient involvement of legal in commercial processes; - Manage external counsel including tendering work, agreeing and monitoring budgets, and overseeing work; - Contributes sound internal Governance by advising on delegated authorities and contributing to Board reports, internal audit and other reports. · Proven PQE experience obtained in private practice/in-house; · Broad legal knowledge with sound experience in commercial contracts, IP and GDPR, ideally in a retail or similar environment; · Strong technical skills and ability to give clear and pragmatic advice; · Confident in knowledge of and advising in relation to GDPR · Strong user of Outlook, Word and case management systems and willingness to work with Excel as and when required; · Capable of working in a fast paced and changing environment; · Customer focused; understands the needs of internal and external customers, responds promptly and ensures the customer is at the forefront of their thinking. Qualified Solicitor or Barrister registered to practice in the UK. As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business. We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact ssorecruitmentb-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments. We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. Find out more about us, including the benefits we offer and our community, sustainability and inclusion projects at bandqcareers.com If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at sso recruitmentb-and-q.co.uk