Legal Counsel - UK
What is the role? Legal Counsel.
Hybrid / Remote: Home based and office based - You can be based anywhere in the Midlands with occasional travel into Head Office.
What does the company do: An established global manufacturer.
Responsibilities:
* Advising the UK entities on all legal matters with particular focus on general commercial matters and customer contracts.
* Independent review, drafting and negotiation of national and international sales, purchasing, service and supply chain contracts with contractual partners.
* Providing legal support for cross-border matters and contracts across European subsidiaries, with a primary focus on UK law.
* Support with the legal integration of subsidiaries into the existing business structure.
* Representation of the legal interests of the UK group of companies externally.
Required experience:
* Profound knowledge of UK contract law, commercial law and corporate law.
* Experience with supply chain/vendor agreements and cross-border matters.
* Very good analytical skills and judgement, assertiveness and negotiation skills.
* Excellent communication skills and intercultural sensitivity, particularly in an international environment.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively at all hierarchical levels.
* Hands-on mentality, entrepreneurial thinking, and a pragmatic approach to legal problem-solving.
* Experience of working in the Manufacturing or FMCG sectors, is desirable.