Legal Assistant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Hampshire, Southampton
- Salary
- £25000 - £28000 per annum
- Posted
- 26 Nov 2021
- Closes
- 24 Dec 2021
- Ref
- JN -112021-4536487
- Contact
- Stacey Graham
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
To support the General Counsel in carrying out company secretarial and legal functions. To provide the range of in-house legal advice in relation to the business needs.
Client Details
Well known Retail Business!
Description
- To maintain statutory registers and filing of annual returns, accounts and company changes for the group subsidiaries and associated organisations to ensure compliance with legal requirements on a timely and accurate basis.
- To provide expert, accurate, timely practical and commercially sound advice in response to the business's needs, whether by reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements and documents, researching legal issues and providing ad hoc legal advice or otherwise and pro-actively to remain updated on relevant legal developments and keep the business informed, as appropriate. To assist in operating statutory compliance programmes such as in relation to data protection.
- To provide legal advice and support relating to contractual and procurement matters with which the Contracts Specialist is dealing.
- To assist the General Counsel and Director of Corporate Affairs in relation to Board, Board sub-committee and subsidiary administration, including preparing agenda, drafting Board and sub-committee reports and drafting minutes. To work alongside the Director of Corporate Affairs, Chairs of the Board and sub-committees and the Leadership Team to ensure all follow-up actions are completed and communications are carried out, as appropriate.
- To review the training requirements of Directors and in conjunction with the General Counsel devise a training programme. To make arrangements for Board training to facilitate each Director being able to achieve appropriate and relevant training each year and maintain up to date records of all training. To assist in the Board's Skills Audit and Evaluation process.
- To provide assistance to and/or cover for other members of the Corporate Affairs department at times of annual leave, sickness or when workload requires it, so far as own commitments allow, to ensure the operational needs of the department are met.
Profile
- Legal knowledge in relation to one or more areas of corporate and commercial law, for example, IP/IT; digital, marketing, property, contracts, franchising, regulatory compliance, retail, environmental.
- Experience in house or in private practice.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of key factors such as sustainability, co-operative values and principles, risk management and ethical issues and their relevance in relation to contractual arrangements.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task
- High level of literacy and ability to write reports clearly and concisely with attention to detail
- Able to work under own initiative, both individually and as part of a team
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with colleagues at all levels of seniority across the business
- High standards of personal and professional integrity
- Self motivation and enthusiasm.
- Willingness to learn, desire to gain further role specific knowledge through training and development, on the job and/or externally and ability to apply same within role.
Job Offer
Competitive salary, great benefits, hybrid working model.