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Legal Counsel - PFI Projects

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£55000 - £65000 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
20 Feb 2019
Reference
TB50895

Job Details

Job Title: Legal Counsel (PFI Projects)

Location: Leeds

Salary: Up to £65k

Douglas Scott have recently partnered with a global multi-service organisation in the search to further expand their in-house legal team.

Due to a dramatic increase in workload and business opportunities for the group, the team are looking to expand with the addition of a commercially minded lawyer who has strong knowledge of working on PFI Projects. Reporting into the Head of Legal, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Legal advice across a range of complex commercial initiatives, specifically focused on PFI projects supporting on new bids, projects and ongoing legal matters.
  • Providing sound commercial legal advice to stakeholders across the business
  • Liaising with customers, funders, colleagues and external counsel throughout the full lifecycle of projects and transactions
  • Assisting in the governance of transactions at local and group level
  • Providing general support on commercial legal matters including various regulatory initiatives

The ideal candidate will be/have:

  • 5 years + PQE
  • Good knowledge of PFI projects law and any additional corporate or commercial law knowledge will be an added bonus
  • Commercially minded with an understanding of risk management, governance and compliance.
  • Ability to manage a sizeable workload in a fast paced environment.
  • Experience of complex project arrangements and transactions
  • Previous in-house experience is desirable but not essential

If you're interested in exploring this opportunity any further, please apply using an up to date CV and one of the team will be in touch to discuss your application.

Please contact Tom Bagley, Recruitment Consultant - In House, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment is an In House Legal Recruitment expert and the UK's leading businesses trust us with their Legal vacancies. You can therefore apply for our In House Legal jobs with confidence. We are a regulated Recruitment Consultancy and will discuss this role, and seek your approval, before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website (www.douglas-scott.co.uk) for more In House Legal jobs in the UK.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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