Legal Counsel

Description

• Provide swift support on other legal and commercial issues as they arise, such as proposed termination of contracts, payment issues and other formal and informal dispute related matters, working closely with, finance, commercial and operations directors within the business, and taking the lead on legal decisions concerning those matters.
• Steer business units through compliance with Mitie's governance and approval processes.
• Collaborate with other members of the legal team to support the development and implementation of strategy and policies.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of a reliable, and comprehensive precedent bank to enable standard documents to be prepared, adapted and produced quickly.
• Instruct and manage external legal advisers, ensuring advice received is concise, constructive and commercially appropriate.
• Support the development of and the rollout of legal training exercises within the division.
• Review new business opportunities, advise on and negotiate various forms of construction and related services contracts, and identify and work with the business units to develop strategies to manage and mitigate risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business units, to provide timely and commercial legal support.

Requirements

• We are looking for a proactive junior legal counsel who is keen to learn and develop real hands-on experience in a varied work environment supporting the Projects business units with their day-to-day legal needs. A clear commercial approach, enthusiasm and a flexible and questioning attitude are the key requirements - as well as some commercial contract negotiation experience.
• Ability to multi task, work well under pressure and to use own initiative
• A commitment to excellence in client service with a pragmatic approach and the ability to give concise legal advice
• Professional qualification as a Solicitor in England and Wales (we may also consider candidates admitted in other jurisdictions (e.g. Scotland) provided they have a working knowledge of English law)
• Dispute resolution experience (although this is a predominantly non-contentious role)
• Experience of a fast paced in-house legal function
• Experience of instructing/managing external legal services providers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Sharepoint
• Experience in projects and construction law, including familiarity with some standard form construction contracts such as JCT, NEC and/or FIDIC, or other experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on complex commercial contracts
• Good influencing and communication skills
• Experience of utilising AI systems to increase working productivity.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance