Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Corporate Services
Closing date: 22 January 2025
Requisition ID: 286248
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Corporate Services is made up of specialist teams, namely Legal, Information Security, Safety & Insurance, and Company Secretary & Share Management. While they’re distinct areas, we all deal with risk. So that covers how we identify risk to the business, people, stakeholders and shareholders, how we assess and evaluate the impact of risks, and how do we mitigate them or even accept them. What makes us different is that we have real exposure to other specialisms; we don’t operate in a silo and can move laterally into other opportunities. We also have an amazing leadership team — which is 50% women — and a genuine passion for Sainsbury’s as a brand and as a place to be. Which makes this a place where you should be.
Location: Flexible Home location and Holborn Store Support Centre (flexibility to travel to the office at least twice per month)
7-month fixed term contract to cover parental leave
As a Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer at Sainsbury’s, you will play a pivotal role in driving effective dispute resolution strategies and mitigating risks across various areas of the business to include food, non-food and the bank. As a key advisor on legal matters, you will work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, and drive industry-leading standards in dispute resolution. This role provides a platform for personal growth, professional development, and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a reputable and forward-thinking FTSE 100 organisation.
What you'll do
As a Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, you will be responsible for effectively managing legal challenges and opportunities across Sainsbury’s Group. You will work closely with senior leaders to defend claims against the business, provide timely and appropriate legal advice, and ensure the implementation of efficient processes for handling claims in alignment with the company's principles. Your role will involve proactively identifying and mitigating risks in business processes to prevent disputes, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver industry-leading standards in dispute resolution, and overseeing civil litigation to ensure effective legal responses. You will be accountable for managing third parties, fostering a high-performing team, and driving cost-effective and efficient dispute resolution practises while maintaining a high level of credibility and trust with all stakeholders. Your success will be measured by your efficient handling of litigation processes, cost-effective management of disputes, and ability to provide incisive advice and strategic leadership in dispute resolution.
Who you are
As a Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, you are a seasoned and credible legal professional with extensive experience as a qualified solicitor or barrister, specialising in dispute resolution and civil litigation (knowledge of IP and GSCOP would be highly desirable). With your strategic mindset and ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders across different business areas, you excel in efficiently managing legal challenges, reducing risks, and providing incisive advice on claims and settlements. Your strong leadership, problem-solving capabilities, and financial acumen enable you to lead a high-performing team, drive cost-effective outcomes, and ensure compliance with legal procedures while mitigating risks and delivering industry-leading standards in dispute resolution.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 65% of salary, depending on how we perform (in cash and shares).
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. You'll also receive a company car cash allowance unless you are going to travel 10,000 business miles in your role, then you'll be able to choose a car. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
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