Legal Counsel
- Recruiter
- Akton Recruitment
- Location
- England, Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe
- Salary
- £45000 - £60000 per annum + car and fuel allowance, bonus, healthcare
- Posted
- 24 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 21 Nov 2018
- Ref
- RL56-1
- Contact
- Ryan Lee
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- FMCG / Retail
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This is an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join the legal team at a large in-house company well recognised within the UK. You will be exposed to a wide variety of legal practice areas and a key stakeholder and contributor to the business.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial
If successful you will work closely with the procurement team reviewing, drafting, negotiating and advising on contracts in relation to:
- the purchase of goods and/or services including for ingredients, packaging, logistics, recruitment, CAPEX, marketing and IT;
- the sale of our products;
- variation letters to contracts;
- non-disclosure agreements; and deed of novation.
It will also be expected for a candidate to advise the business on various elements of executed contracts including exclusivity, term/termination and liability.
Intellectual Property
You will have responsible for:
- maintaining the business' IPR portfolio including dealing with renewals/abandonment of trade marks;
- responding to potential infringements of the business' trade marks and where appropriate sending cease and desist letters;
- researching and advising on the use of words/phrases stated on marketing material, new launches and re-brands and the associated risks;
- trade mark licence agreements; and instructing external IP attorneys.
Marketing
Working in conjunction with the Head of Regulatory Affairs, you will review and advise on a variety of content and copy that is used to market our brand including:
- the content contained on the packaging of our products;
- sales promotions, competitions and coupons including drafting the applicable terms and conditions;
- social media posts on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter;
- statements, articles and reports in magazines; and third party requests to use company branded material i. for museum exhibitions.
Company Secretarial
You will assist in company secretarial matters, including:
- completing the businesses' annual returns;
- appointing and removing directors; and filing documents with Companies House.
Training
You will be encouraged to deliver company training in relation to contract, anti-bribery, competition law with the assistance of the senior legal counsel.
You will conduct legal research where appropriate/necessary and monitor changes in terms of legislation/regulations that will impact the business such as Brexit
Ad-hoc matters
Any successful applicant will also be expected to deal with:
- customer relations issues;
- competition law matters;
- debt matters/litigation;
- HR matters; and data protection issues (including supporting with data subject access requests).
The Ideal Profile
The candidate will be a 2-4 year PQE qualified lawyer with ideally in-house experience however this is not essential along with:
- strong academics (2:1 degree or above and LPC with distinction);
- solid experience in commercial law and commercial contracts;
- knowledge of, or interest in, marketing and advertising law;
- strong time management skills being able to prioritise the workload;
- genuine interest in FMCG food sector;
- excellent drafting and negotiation skills;
- strong communicator with an ability to influence people and provide clear advice confidently to all levels of the business, including the executives;
- commercially minded, resilient and happy taking initiative, whilst knowing when to ask for assistant and guidance;
- ability to quickly build and maintain strong business relationships with colleagues and fellow professionals (incl. external counsel).