Interim Legal Advisor

Location City of London
Job Type Contract
Salary £500.00 - £600.00 per day
Reference GG/JM21_1574253715
Duration 4 Months

Overview:

We are recruiting for an Interim Legal Advisor on behalf on an International Chemical Manufacturing based in the City of London.

This is an initial 4-month contract up until 31st March 2019 with possibility of extension.

Principle Accountanbilities:

  • Advising the division and Group Procurement function on a wide range of domestic and international commercial and compliance matters
  • Understanding the division's direct (raw material) and indirect (goods and services) purchasing requirements
  • Drafting and negotiating a variety of legal documents and commercial contracts to reflect divisional purchasing requirements to ensure suitably robust purchasing contracts are in place
  • This ranges from standard terms to bespoke agreements; all aspects of such arrangements are covered, including competition, IP, tax and insurance
  • Providing general legal support to various business functions including procurement, technology, quality, supply chain and EHS teams across the division
  • Working closely with the functions to ensure that appropriate due diligence and risk management procedures are in place to cover contractual and compliance risk management
  • Carrying out legal and compliance training where relevant
  • Implementing and maintaining standard form documents and procedures

Scope:

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in house or at a law firm
  • Demonstrates a commercial mind-set and applies relationship management skills to build relationships with key stakeholders across multiple areas of the business
  • Uses judgement and understanding of the business to evaluate and assess risks and promote solutions for risk mitigation and management across multiple areas the business
  • Require a collaborative approach with other members of the broader Legal function and Group functions
  • Demonstrates a genuine desire to add broad value to the Legal and Procurement function

Personal Specification:

  • Qualified lawyer with broad experience gained in house or within a law firm
  • Must hold a current practising certificate
  • Previous experience of working in an international environment
  • Exposure to corporate or commercial law
  • Experience dealing with compliance matters
  • Experience working with multiple internal stakeholders simultaneously

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