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Legal Officer

Employer
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Location
Coventry CV3 2SN
Salary
£45,000 per annum
Closing date
14 Apr 2018

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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Officer to provide a high quality, proactive and effective in-house legal service, based at our Head Office in Coventry. The successful candidate will receive £45,000 per annum.

As our Legal Officer you will provide a comprehensive in-house legal service to the Charity, including management of external legal providers which delivers value for money and manages risk.

Duties and Responsibilities of our Legal Officer:

- Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements with third party providers.

- Ensure contracts with residents and other service users (including leases and tenancies) are kept up to date and are compliant.

- Provide advice and co-ordinate external legal advice in relation to the Charity’s property transactions.

- To ensure all trade-marks are appropriately registered and kept up to date, and ensure any IP is protected.

- To respond on ad-hoc legal queries providing legal and procedural advice that meet the needs of the Charity.

- To manage the Charity’s external legal providers including managing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

- To develop internal guidelines for the instruction of external lawyers and ensure that legal services are delivered in a cost-effective way.

- To assist the Company Secretary (as the Data Protection Officer) in the Charity’s preparations for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

- To maintain up to date knowledge on legislation that may affect the Charity, ensure the organisation remains abreast of legislative requirements.

- Take responsibility for all aspects of Health and Safety, Information Security and Risk Management in your work area whilst being fully responsible, conversant, and compliant with all ExtraCare’s policies and procedures. 

- Any other duties as required from time to time.

Legal Officer skills and experience

- Degree educated or equivalent

- Qualification in law & experience of working in legal practice

- Excellent analytical skills

- Sets high personal standards with attention to detail

- Strong analytical skills and the ability to make systematic and rational judgements based on relevant legislation and case law.

- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively

- Ability to think creatively and solve problems.

- Ability to confidently articulate issues to internal staff and external stakeholders both in writing and verbally.

- Ability to influence others positively to achieve common goals.

- Flexible and proactive attitude.

- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and manage competing deadlines.

ExtraCare is a registered charity established in 1988 and based in Coventry. Our vision is better lives for older people and our mission is creating sustainable communities that provide homes older people want, lifestyles they can enjoy and care if it’s needed. To deliver our vision and mission we essentially do three things:

·         We develop new villages

·         We operate villages and schemes

·         We support our villages, schemes and our ‘extra-care’ model through fundraising, advocacy and research

Each village or scheme has 5 to 18 social, health and leisure facilities that are accessible to our residents, volunteers and local people representing all age groups living in surrounding communities. Our Charity Shops help fund care and well-being services for older people living at our each of our locations. 

This Legal Officer post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure where applicable, two satisfactory references, medical clearance and Home Office right to work clearance.

If you feel you have the right skills, experience and passion to work with us as our Legal Officer, then apply today!

We look forward to reviewing your application.

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