Legal counsel
- Employer
- SaccoMann
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 11 May 2018
- Reference
- SAS56223
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- Practice area
- Company and commercial, Risk and compliance
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
- Position
- Legal counsel
- Sector
- In-house
Job Details
My client, a highly regarded and market leading FMGC plc has approximately 2,000 branches and stores across 21 market leading businesses. The In-House legal department, which was recently shortlisted in The Law Society Excellence Awards for the In-House category, is looking to appoint a commercially minded solicitor to complement the established and well regarded team.
Reporting into the Head of Commercial Legal Services, the position requires a client facing, communicative and approachable commercial lawyer, to provide commercial and pragmatic legal advice to support and mitigate the risks of the Group's commercial and divisional functions.
You'll need to be a confident solicitor with a demonstrable desire to work In-House and strong pedigree who can provide clear, commercial legal advice to all levels of management on legal issues and the legal aspects of business problems. Working proactively with the necessary stakeholders, to mitigate risk to the business whilst meeting commercial objectives.
You will be expected to establish strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, appreciating different audiences, resolve complex contract negotiations both creatively and commercially, balancing legislation, risks, varying interests and revenues etc. Any exposure to regulatory work/issues is desirable. Candidates with a commercial background and experience of contracts negotiation are welcome to apply.
You'll be given significant opportunity to further your legal career within a team which has form for developing talent and rewarding those with a genuine commitment to be the very best they can. You will thrive with the visibility and exposure to the business you'll receive and relish your ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders - being pragmatic, commercial and creative. This is more than just an In-House role.
Company
Sacco Mann are specialist Legal Recruiters recognised as regional experts with a genuine interest in, as well as knowledge of, their marketplace. We are renowned for giving clear and straightforward career advice and true quality of service.
We have thirteen experienced consultants focussing on legal recruitment, encompassing the Commercial, General Practice, Public Sector and In House positions, both permanent and locum. In addition two consultants specialise within the Patents and Trademarks sector.
We feel that much of our success has been due to the fact that we:
- try to accurately guage and understand what both candidates and clients require and indeed that which they are able to offer and then bring the two together
- have a demonstrable knowledge of the marketplace. Fundamentally what you need is not merely someone who can post your CV to a practice, but someone whose strength of contacts within the firms can add value, ensuring that you are given proper consideration
- discuss each role with you thoroughly and get prior clearance before a CV is submitted. This is an extremely important for protecting confidentiality and avoiding duplication
- brief you fully prior to any interviews, ensuring that you know what the role entails and how the interview will be run. We also give you honest interview feedback - if you don't do very well in an interview you can always learn from the experience
- are accessible and return your calls
Why use Sacco Mann?
Principally because we believe that the points outlined above are fundamental. We enjoy recruitment, and we are good at it, because we genuinely enjoy assisting people make positive career moves. We don't shuffle paper because we know our marketplace and are therefore in a position to give reliable, knowledgeable and practical advice.
The vast majority of our applicants and clients are at pains to thank us for the advice and service that we provide and we believe the high level of referral business is a direct result of the fact that lawyers value our input.
- Leeds Tel: 0113 245 3338
- Manchester Tel: 0161 831 6890
- Midlands Tel: 0845 241 5644
- London Tel: 203 440 5628
- Website
- https://www.saccomann.com/
- Location
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Vantage Point
Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF
GB
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