Job Title Contract Lawyer Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits Category Professional Lawyers Closing Date 1 January 2025 Join Asda's Corporate Services Legal Team as a Legal Manager and step into a rare opportunity within one of the largest Northern Inhouse Legal Teams. This is your chance to be part of a fast-paced environment within a national retail giant, supporting the business as a legal business partner, as we continue our exciting transformation journey. “Everything about Asda” We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. “Everything you'll love” Hybrid and flexible working Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page) Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours “Find your role” The role will entail working closely with Senior Managers to provide strategic advice and support across key areas to the business. In the ever-changing world of retail, every day brings new challenges and opportunities. We thrive on innovation and digitalisation, and we’re constantly exploring the latest legal tech tools. Based at Asda House in central Leeds, we enjoy a hybrid work model with at least three office days per week. Don't miss out on this energizing career move Providing robust, concise and commercially sound legal advice; Advising on how to best structure arrangements with external suppliers; Drafting and negotiating legal documentation to support those arrangements; Reviewing and updating precedent documents; Managing external legal advisers on specific outsourced projects; Engaging with stakeholders (e.g. Cyber Security, Privacy, Finance, Data Protection); Maintaining MI and one version of the truth contracts repository; Supporting corporate governance; Attending project meetings; Providing input to legal processes; “Let's find out about you” Ideally 2-5 years PQE; Experience of Commercial Contracts; Highly motivated curious self starter; Able to work collaboratively with senior colleagues and stakeholders across the business; Able to manage you own workload and performance of external advisers; Experience of working with MI would be beneficial; Strong skills in both Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint); Strong communication, organisation and time management skills with the ability to be able to prioritise multiple and conflicting workloads; Attention to detail, accuracy and ability to thrive under pressure are absolute requirements. “ Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach. We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. Work Where it Works Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. You will also get an excellent benefits package including; - • Discretionary company bonus • £5,700 company car or car allowance • Company pension up to 7% matched • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards. We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves