Overview
Taylor Root is working with a distributor and merchant of building products. They\'re looking to take on an Interim Senior Legal Counsel, who can be with them from October for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. This is a role which is providing general corporate and commercial legal support across the UK business. Responsibilities
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of commercial contracts; Developing contract templates and policy documents and keeping these up to date; Providing timely and accurate legal advice and support to the business on a range of matters, including liaising with colleagues from other functions within the UK business such as IT, Finance, Property, HR and claims management; Ensuring T&Cs; are reviewed and are aligned throughout the business; Managing a number of contentious matters, including liaising with external counsel; Identifying risk to the appropriate internal stakeholders and proactively helping to manage and mitigate that risk; Assisting other functional leads in maintaining legislative and regulatory compliance throughout the various business units, including construction products, data protection, health and safety, business ethics, and anti-corruption and bribery; Keeping up to date with changes to law and regulation, conducting research into these changes, and communicating any relevant requirements to the business; Maintaining robust working relationships with stakeholders; Maintaining the UK\'s register of trademarks; Liaising with insurers Key Requirements
UK qualified solicitor, or solicitor qualified in another common-law jurisdiction Ideally, at least 5+ PQE Any experience within the building space would be helpful but not essential Confidence in dealing with a broad range of issues Excellent drafting skills and experience Cooperative approach Strong stakeholder management skills
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