We have an opportunity to join our Legal team on a 9 month fixed term contract.
The benefits:
- Salary – up to £80,000
- Bonus scheme - on target bonus –15%
- Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
- Critical illness cover
- Income protection
- Death in service
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
- A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more
You'll be a key contributor to the provision of outstanding legal services to the Business, meeting/exceeding the expectations of our team, Colleagues and Partners, including by:
- Assisting the Chief of Staff & General Counsel and Head of Legal and with Group-wide legal (contentious and non-contentious) matters.
- Ensuring that the Group meets all legal and regulatory requirements, including those under the Companies Act.
- Supporting (as required) those with departmental responsibility for data protection, H&S, and FCA requirements etc.
- Ensuring that the Group has appropriate contracts to cover all the key aspects of their business operations i.e., distribution, asset management, product related, commercial, corporate, lending, IT, Intellectual Property, employment, Data, product and other suppliers.
- Assisting the Company Secretarial/Corporate Governance function when required.
- Providing high quality legal advice generally.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Producing accurate, timely and well-presented legal advice to the Group.
- Working with and influencing senior management to maintain high standards of legal compliance.
- Interpret, communicate and monitor the implementation of new and amended legislation to ensure business compliance.
- Actively participate in the formulation of Legal /Corporate Services policies and procedures.
- Monitor and continuously improve contract monitoring and control systems.
- Actively monitor litigious claims and complaints to secure speedy and cost-effective compromises.
- Attend Board and Committee meetings where required, and assist the Chief of Staff functions where required.