About the role
Commercial Solicitor
Permanent, but open to part-time and job-share
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; provision of commercial, regulatory, competition law, data protection and litigation legal advice; managing disputes; managing IP portfolio and management of external counsel.
Key responsibilities
* Supporting all arms of the business with customer focussed, commercial legal advice in a pragmatic and simple manner;
* Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts;
* Assessing and advising upon the GDPR implications and requirements of a wide range of proposed services and projects;
* Supporting the management of B&Q's Trade Mark and Domain Name portfolio;
* Contributing to continuous improvement/efficiency work including drafting standard template terms and conditions and providing associated training to the business;
* Advising on a wide range of issues including commercial disputes, structure of relationships, and advertising and marketing activities;
* Building relationships with the business;
* Managing external counsel including tendering work, agreeing and monitoring budgets, and overseeing work;
* Providing sound internal Governance by advising on delegated authorities and contributing to Board reports, internal audit and other reports;
* Working collaboratively - within Kingfisher and cross functionally in B&Q.
Required skills & experience
* Proven PQE experience obtained in private practice/in-house;
* Broad legal knowledge with sound experience in commercial, 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;
* Curious and 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. Ideally at least 5 years' PQE.
What's in it for me?
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 ssorecruitment@b-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 ssorecruitment@b-and-q.co.uk
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