Description
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What you’ll be doing: to include
Supporting Legal Directors Legal and Senior Legal Counsel (SLC) on all projects and transactions and briefing them on areas of concern to ensure a “no surprises” culture
Providing strong commercial contracts experience across supplier based activities
Identifying where judicious decisions are needed on key decision points in contract or dispute negotiations, with escalations to relevant individuals where appropriate.
Drafting contracts, amendments to contracts, legal correspondence and advice notes
Attending meetings with clients and stakeholders and presenting at those meetings
Managing personal continuous professional development, sharing know-how with the wider legal team and assisting with development and dissemination of legal training as required.
Assisting with internal reporting and ad-hoc projects.
What we’re looking for:
A Qualified UK lawyer with experience in supplier-based activity working across Group Functions and technology contracts
In-house experience
Sound legal, commercial, business and negotiating acumen with strong technical legal skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Articulate and numerate drafting.
Attention to detail.
Highly responsive, proactive, solution-oriented attitude to resolving business issues.
Professional and personal integrity.
Project management and prioritisation skills. Able to work without supervision.
Collaborative and approachable with strong interpersonal skills.
About Legal Counsel
Our Group Legal Function is one of Capita’s central corporate functions and is sharing legal knowledge to create a more productive and successful business going forward. Our team is working with the Board and our divisions to provide legal and regulatory advice and assistance. We’re building a framework for managing legal risk for both today and tomorrow to ensure we can continue to adapt to changing technologies and ways of working. Join us and discover better as you shape the future of legal assistance.
What’s in it for you?
Competitive salary c£60k and bonus
27 days’ holiday with the opportunity to buy extra leave
company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
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What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.
Location:
Home-Based - GBR
,
United Kingdom
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
