In House Solicitor/Company Secretary
- Recruiter
- Hays West And Wales
- Location
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Wales, Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
- Salary
- £43000.00 - £60000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 18 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 16 Aug 2018
- Ref
- 3371007
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
In House Solicitor/Company Secretary Job - Pembrokeshire - £Competitive + relocation allowance
Your new company
This employer of choice are looking for an In-House Lawyer and/or Company Secretary to join their team and provide legal and compliance advice to their business. The role entails extensive contact and interaction with business representatives at all levels of the organisation. They are recognised as a top company to work for and offer a vibrant, flexible working culture. This is a new role and an exciting time to join the business as they go through a period of growth.
Your new role
The role will head up a new team that brings together my clients governance and legal services and gives you the opportunity to develop or maintain your management skills in an evolving new culture. You will lead the group's governance systems across four companies and explore the opportunities for developing in-house legal services for the group. As Company Solicitor, your duties will also involve acting as Group Company Secretary. It will be very hands on and will include assisting and advising in the negotiating and drafting of contracts, ensuring that the companies compliance requirements are fulfilled and mitigating risk. You will also support the business with its data protection compliance and guide and advise the management and customer support teams with legal matters when needed. You will review and establish how our client source the group's legal services; this role will develop with the expertise and ideas that you bring.
What you'll need to succeed
You could be recently qualified or more experienced, either way they will adapt the role to suit your professional experience to date and support development and transition training as required. My client are open minded in terms of your qualification experience as they believe it will be your legal mind set, alignment to their DNA and your professional approach that will make this role a success.
- A Qualified solicitor, Company Secretary or Legal Executive (CILEx Level 6)
- Strong drafting skills and good commercial acumen.
- High degree of flexibility and self-motivation.
- Able to deliver high quality legal advice in a commercial context.
- Comfortable briefing senior management on significant legal issues
- Experience within commercial contracts, data protection and/or company secretary duties
- Previous in-house experience would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite
What you'll get in return
In the role there will be opportunities to develop or acquire specialisms to further your professional development and support business growth. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer and/or company secretary to join a successful business and have extensive contact with all aspects of the company. You will receive a competitive salary and benefits, with free parking on site. With a vibrant culture and generous relocation package available, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed.
Please contact Harriet Chapman at Hays Legal for further information. Hays Legal are handling this role exclusively; please note that all CV's will be forwarded to Hays.
What you need to do now
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