Legal Counsel, Central Europe

Description

• Provide advice, support and training to the business to ensure compliance with WSP’s processes and policies including the Risk Grading Tool and the Delegation of Authority policy
• Implement policies and procedures around client contract review, signature etc.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders within WSP across Legal, Ethics and Compliance, Insurance, Internal Audit, Human Resources, Communications and Finance functions
• Maintain WSP standard terms and conditions for use with clients and suppliers wherever possible
• Ensure WSP complies with national as well as local statutes and regulations
• Minimize and manage reliance on external legal counsel, where necessary utilising agreed protocols and managing agreed budgets to minimise and control costs
• Support the implementation of WSP’s strategy in Central Europe
• Support the business to manage claims and disputes, collating documentation, working with the business to articulate facts and circumstances and liaising with the wider Central European legal team to notify claims to professional indemnity insurers
• Prepare and submit reports on key metrics and initiatives
• Provide legal advice and support to the WSP business
• Review, draft and negotiate legal documents between WSP and its clients and suppliers, including professional services agreements, reliance letters, framework agreements and warranties
• Manage and deliver training to upskill the business to be able to better understand contractual risks

Requirements

• Experience within an in-house legal team implementing policies and procedures
• Good knowledge of contract law and experience negotiating contracts with clients and vendors, including with outside counsels representing them
• Ability to explain complex and sometimes challenging issues in simple ways
• Experience of working in the built and natural environment sector a plus
• Demonstrable track record of providing commercial, pragmatic and high-quality legal advice
• Exceptional communication skills for this collaborative and interactive environment, including working at distance from other team members
• Fluency in German and English is essential
• Experience of working in a large multi-national corporate environment balancing local requirements with considerations relevant to a large international company
• Qualified solicitor (or an equivalent qualification) with demonstrable Post Qualification Experience
• Strong interpersonal skills, resourcefulness and an ability to participate in a highly collaborative team environment

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance