JUNIOR LEGAL COUNSEL
- Employer
- Northgate
- Location
- Darlington, Durham
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 2 Jul 2017
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- Practice area
- Company and commercial
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
- Position
- Barrister, Legal counsel, Solicitor
- Sector
- In-house
Job Details
Northgate plc is the leading light commercial vehicle hire business in the UK, Ireland and Spain by fleet size, and with a turnover that exceeds £600 million, sits within the FTSE 250.
We primarily serve businesses who vary in size from owner operators to corporate customers. Major sectors in which we operate include local authorities, manufacturing and engineering, along with public utilities, retailers and wholesalers and a range of
other business services.
Our core business is the hire of vehicles to other businesses on a non-contract basis, which gives customers the flexibility to manage their vehicle fleet without a long-term commitment.
Northgate has a national network of 70 branches across the UK & Ireland and, with over 2,800 employees across the Group, operates a fleet that exceeds 53,000 vehicles.
In Spain, we are the market leaders in commercial vehicle hire and Northgate España has 25 locations and an impressive fleet of over 40,000 vehicles.
In addition to vehicle hire, Northgate also offers an increasing range of fleet management services and vehicle sales, and we are now looking to expand our legal team with the appointment of Junior Counsel.
Reporting directly to our General Counsel & Company Secretary, it is likely that you will have around 3 years’ PQE and be keen to join our vibrant and expanding business.
You will feel confident in handling a broad range of predominantly non-contentious work and your expertise in contract review, drafting and negotiation will allow you to work with a high degree of autonomy from the outset.
Your success will be further underpinned by your ability to work at pace, with a practical and pragmatic approach, when advising on a wide variety of day-to-day matters, and applicants from either industry or private practice will be equally welcomed.
If you would like to find out more about how you could bring your legal experience and enthusiasm to bear across our business, then we would be very interested in talking to you.
For further information or an informal conversation, please contact Matthew Sharpe on 07966 158062 or email: northgate@sharpeselection.com
Sharpe Search & Selection are exclusively retained on this assignment and any direct or third party applications will be forwarded to them. Any reference to the level of required PQE is for general guidance only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.
Company
Northgate plc is the leading light commercial vehicle hire business in the UK, Ireland and Spain by fleet size, and with a turnover that exceeds £600 million, sits within the FTSE 250.
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