Job Overview
CareerWise Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading organisation to recruit a senior professional who will play a key role in driving strategic growth and ensuring the success of our business.
Are you a qualified solicitor with 5+ years' PQE and experience in road or construction infrastructure projects? This could be your next big opportunity to lead and make an impact within a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation.
About the Role
* Support senior management in addressing the legal needs of the business across a spectrum of legal areas including corporate, commercial, competition, procurement, compliance and construction.
* Manage all corporate (including restructuring, establishing new entities, and dissolution of entities) and regulatory issues faced by the business.
* Support the Regional Legal Director on all M&A activities (including JVs and partnerships).
* Draft company policies and procedures
* Review and analysis tenders, contracts, terms & conditions, ancillary documents and other commercial agreements and the drafting of such contracts, terms and conditions and ancillary documents, and other commercial agreements relating to the business.
* Support the commercial teams with bespoke pieces of advice and training.
* Selecting, instructing and packaging the advice of outside counsel.
Key Requirements
1. A qualified solicitor or equivalent (minimum 5 PQE/experience) preferable with private practice experience in the corporate department in a top law firm.
2. Exposure of working as in-house lawyer advantageous
3. Experience of the infrastructure sector
4. Previous experience of insurance and/or procurement advantageous
5. French language skills advantageous
6. Demonstration of continuous professional development