Legal Counsel - Based at either Windsor, Glasgow, Southampton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Egham.
About Us
At SEKO, expert logistics and supply chain management is what we do. We deliver award-winning Ecommerce Solutions, Value-Added Freight
Forwarding and specialist White Glove Services - empowering our clients with the tools to achieve remarkable growth across borders.
To ensure we retain our position at the forefront of this exciting and rapidly developing industry, we want to find new people to work with us, who want to share in the future success of the business. We’re always looking for ambitious, dedicated, and problem-solving individuals to join us in providing game-changing solutions for our clients.
The Role
If you relish a challenge, and feel you have what it takes to work at the peak of a global logistics industry, SEKO Logistics are looking for the best and the brightest to represent their business as Legal Counsel to our UK & Ireland branches respectively. This person will be responsible for supporting the Legal function of the company including but not limited to helping in negotiating vendor and logistics contracts, risk management and insurance, liaising with internal staff to establish and manage corporate compliance initiatives, and liaising with outside legal counsel. This person will lend global support to overseas offices as well as participate in a variety of strategic initiatives in the legal and compliance departments, human resources and collaborating with operations.
Whilst the role will be primarily UK&I focused there will be opportunity to step up to do cross border work and assist the Head of Legal – EMEA in establishing the Legal team across EMEA.
Reporting to Ruth Anderson, Head of Legal - EMEA, the essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Review, redline, and negotiate all types of contracts which can consist of Master Service Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Software licensing agreements, complex ecommerce contracts, Agency and Trademark Agreements, NDAs, etc. including drafting of templates and contracts for use.
* Defending SEKO’s shipping terms including lien rights, indemnities, limits of liabilities etc.
* Maintain and assist with renewing or negotiating company property leases.
* Assist in resolving and defending any major disputes on behalf of the business and lead on smaller disputes and dispute resolution strategy.
* Assist in trademark enforcement across UK&I
* Work with and support with various requests such as GDPR and other privacy rules and regulations.
* Assist Head of Legal – EMEA to build the UK & I Legal team including defining the legal strategy and initiatives for UK&I
* Support the business on a daily or as needed basis with business and operational requests that need legal support along with other matters/projects as assigned.
* Collaborate with outside counsel on an as needed basis to drive cost saving efficiencies as well as to mitigate risk as best as possible.
* Assist with and support to Human Resources including drafting Employment Agreements, negotiating Staffing Agreements, Releases.
* Work with and assist Human Resources and Compliance to improve legal compliance across UK&I.
This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days a week in the office. The current Head of Legal -EMEA is based in Windsor so initially any candidate will need to be comfortable being in Windsor for the first 1-3 months. However, SEKO has offices across the country so we are open to an individual being based at any one of those offices (including Glasgow, Southampton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Egham).
Requirements:
* Experience in Commercial law and Contracts is essential
* Ideally this role would suit someone who was 2-4 years PQE
* Some in-house experience is essential
* Experience within the Logistics industry
* Cross-border contracts and Trade law
* Commercial property
* Technology law and contracts
* Data Protection and Compliance
* Employment Law
* Litigation and Dispute resolution
* Corporate governance
* Trade Marks and Enforcement
Benefits
* Hybrid working
* Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer contributions)
* Referral scheme of up to £1000
* Death in service (4x salary)
* Private healthcare after 6 months service
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays with an extra day after 5,8-, and 10-years’ service
* Employee assistance programme
* Retailer discounts
* Enhanced parental leave