General Counsel
- Recruiter
- SSG Legal
- Location
- South Yorkshire
- Salary
- £75,000-90,000 plus benefits depending on background
- Posted
- 22 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 17 Oct 2017
- Ref
- TR-6
- Job Title
- General Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Company / Commercial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a major international business / sales performance company based in rural South Yorkshire. Clients include household names from around the world. They are now seeking to recruit a General Counsel who will take responsibility for legal and compliance matters for the Company both in the UK and globally.
Reporting to the CEO, the role has responsibility for developing a legal strategy and will play a central role in the continued growth of the business. This role is critical in their strategic direction to provide world-class international solutions for its clients. Responsibilities will include, without being limited to:
- • Taking ownership and managing legal compliance across the Company
- • Taking responsibility for the provision of comprehensive legal advice and commercial law, especially contractual advice, drafting, checking and monitoring contracts. Also, providing legally sound solutions for all stakeholders to ensure that exposure to risk is minimized, including advice on intellectual property.
- • Responsibility for ensuring all Board meetings are scheduled, drafting agendas and taking Board minutes
- • Advising on GDPR and implementing a corporate strategy
- • Mitigation of legal risk and advising on regulatory, compliance, anti-bribery and risk management by ensuring the Company is fully compliant
- • Ensuring compliance with all reporting, filing and other documentation requirements
- • Providing an effective legal and advisory service to the Board
- • Providing effective support and guidance throughout the Company
- • Managing and implementing appropriate insurance products for the Company
- • Keeping up to date and advising where appropriate on changes to UK, EU and International law.
Person Specification
- • A UK qualified solicitor with a commercial law background
- • Demonstrated ability to perform consistently under pressure and meet demanding deadlines
- • Ability to grasp complex situations and get up to speed quickly on current projects and practices
- • Outstanding people and relationship building skills
- • Ability to work effectively with personal sensitivity to manage compliance with a range of stakeholders
- • Ability to implement Data Protection and compliance policies
- • The professionalism, ambition, drive and commercial mind-set to work in a world class, fast paced environment
- • The ability to encompass a full range of legal issues is essential
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Accustomed to working in a professional business environment where ‘going the extra mile’ to exceed client expectations is the norm.
This role would be ideal for a Senior Associate or Junior Partner in one of the large firms in the area, who has developed their skills and are now looking for a move in-house, or for an experienced GC looking for a new challenge.
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