Working closely with a range of functions across daa and other internal stakeholders the successful candidate will be an important member of daa Group's legal function. He/she will be a strategic advisor to the daa business teams on all commercial legal matters. The successful candidate will form part of a close knit internal legal team and will be required to work with the highest-level decision makers in the organisation.
The Successful Candidate will be responsible for
* advising key decision makers in daa Group on the implication of legal documentation and providing legal advice on a broad range of commercial matters
* drafting and review of commercial legal documentation with the benefit of daa templates as appropriate
* Advising on contentious commercial and property disputes
* managing the advice and guidance of external solicitors to daa where daa decides to engage external advisors
* managing all legal aspects of large commercial projects/concessions from project inception through contraction and operation phases
* managing costs associated with external legal services and keeping within budgeted spend
* managing engagement with other members of the legal team and in particular Group Head of Legal to ensure they are fully appraised of progress on advice/matters and obtaining their input
* coordinating with other areas of the business such as tax, insurance, data protection, procurement, planning, environment etc…