Brigade Electronics, a global market leader in reversing safety and all-round visibility for commercial vehicles. We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to play a crucial role in providing legal advice and support to Brigade’s business functions and entities globally. Reporting to the Group Legal Counsel & DPO, you will be responsible for identifying and mitigating legal risks and ensuring the business remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations across multiple international jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Legal Advice: Provide pragmatic legal advice and assistance to internal stakeholders and business functions/entities located in multiple international jurisdictions on various legal topics.
* Commercial Contracts: Support all stakeholders, business functions, and entities in multiple jurisdictions with relevant contractual requirements.
* Privacy: Support the DPO in providing advice and assistance on all privacy matters and ensuring continued compliance with relevant data protection legislation.
Key Tasks:
* Advising internal stakeholders and business functions on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, trademarks and IPRs, legal risks, and compliance.
* Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts, including purchasing, supply, distribution, development, IP, IT, and SaaS agreements.
* Creating, implementing, reviewing, and updating contract templates for ongoing business use.
* Liaising and collaborating with 3rd party advisors, including lawyers, insurance brokers, and privacy consultants.
* Supporting, maintaining, and driving improvement in legal processes and systems to ensure efficiency and value add to the business.
* Supporting the DPO in:
-Drafting, reviewing, and updating documents, policies, procedures, and registers required under relevant data protection legislation.
-Conducting data privacy impact assessments and legitimate interest assessments.
-Dealing with data protection issues and queries, including breaches, and updating the data breach/incident register.
-Conducting research and liaising with the ICO and other Regulatory Authorities when required.
-Supporting Brigade’s global subsidiaries in complying with data protection obligations.
-Staff awareness and training on legal and privacy matters.
Key Qualifications:
* UK Qualified solicitor with a minimum of 5 years PQE gained either in-house or in private practice.
* Solid experience in commercial law and commercial contracts.
* Experience in the manufacturing or automotive industry will be advantageous.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Proactive, enthusiastic, and driven.
* Team player.
* Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
* Decision-making skills, especially in high-pressure situations.
* Flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when required.
Benefits:
* Competitive salary.
* Comprehensive benefits package.
* Excellent professional growth & development in a dynamic industry.
* Flexible remote work with exciting int'l travel.
* Up to 10% bonus (avg), paid quarterly (Feb/Mar/Jul/Oct).
* Fitness Membership: Up to £60/month.
* Pension: Up to 5% matched.
* Private Medical Heath via Benenden Health.
* Eyecare Vouchers + Glasses Vouchers.
* 4x Death in Service.
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Corporate Charity day off.
* 25 days holiday (increasing by 1 day every 2 years).
If you are a UK qualified solicitor with the skills and experience we are looking for, we encourage you to apply! Please find the full job description & privacy policy on our career page: https://brigade-electronics.com/about-us/careers/