Head of Legal
About the role???
We are recruiting for an experienced and professional in–house Legal Counsel to join our Head office in Lytham, Lancashire. Reporting to the Company Chairman, you will be an integral part of the senior management team, advising on all legal matters within the Group.
Duties and responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
* Provide legal advice to the Chairman, Senior Management Team, and employees where appropriate within the Group.
* Ensure that any commercial agreements entered in to on behalf of the Group are legally sound and protect the Group's interests.
* Draft, review, and revise contract documentation.
* Advise on regulatory issues.
* Maintain and update trademark applications and registrations in conjunction with the external trademark solicitors.
* Annually review the Group's Distribution Agreements to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation and are protecting the Group at all times.
* Prepare compliance/cancellation notices as requested.
* Draft Distribution Agreements as required.
* Prepare all Agency Agreements for the UK and Ireland keeping all originals on file in hard copy at Head Office.
* Appoint and manage external legal providers where required.
* Manage all 'in house' court proceedings.
* Negotiate fees with external legal providers keeping costs to an absolute minimum.
* Act as the point of contact between external legal providers and Group employees.
* Assist externally appointed solicitors in conducting litigation, to include gathering evidence, drafting witness statements and approving pleadings.
* Liaise with insurers in the event of insurance conducted litigation.
We are looking for an experienced, highly competent, professional, and fully qualified legal professional with experience in in–house commercial legal support. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
Please note – that it is a requirement of this role that you are based at our Head Office five days a week. We are not able to consider a work from home arrangement with this role.
About you???
* Previous 'in–house' legal experience would be highly advantageous.
* Fully qualified solicitor/barrister.
* High attention to detail.
* Excellent written and communication skills.
* Highly capable operator at senior management level.
* Good negotiation skills.
* Working knowledge of MS Office.
* Ability to deal with highly confidential information in a discreet manner.
About us???
The Tangerine Group is a privately held group of companies based in Lytham which also has six international offices based in Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, and USA. We specialise in the manufacture and sale of animal health and nutrition products for farm and companion animals. We also have a group of leisure companies based in Lancashire and Cumbria.
We are passionate about being the best and you should be too
We are recruiting for an experienced and professional in–house Legal Counsel to join our Head office in Lytham, Lancashire. Reporting to the Company Chairman, you will be an integral part of the senior management team, advising on all legal matters within the Group.
Duties and responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
* Provide legal advice to the Chairman, Senior Management Team, and employees where appropriate within the Group.
* Ensure that any commercial agreements entered in to on behalf of the Group are legally sound and protect the Group's interests.
* Draft, review, and revise contract documentation.
* Advise on regulatory issues.
* Maintain and update trademark applications and registrations in conjunction with the external trademark solicitors.
* Annually review the Group's Distribution Agreements to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation and are protecting the Group at all times.
* Prepare compliance/cancellation notices as requested.
* Draft Distribution Agreements as required.
* Prepare all Agency Agreements for the UK and Ireland keeping all originals on file in hard copy at Head Office.
* Appoint and manage external legal providers where required.
* Manage all 'in house' court proceedings.
* Negotiate fees with external legal providers keeping costs to an absolute minimum.
* Act as the point of contact between external legal providers and Group employees.
* Assist externally appointed solicitors in conducting litigation, to include gathering evidence, drafting witness statements and approving pleadings.
* Liaise with insurers in the event of insurance conducted litigation.
We are looking for an experienced, highly competent, professional, and fully qualified legal professional with experience in in–house commercial legal support. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
Please note – that it is a requirement of this role that you are based at our Head Office five days a week. We are not able to consider a work from home arrangement with this role.
About you???
* Previous 'in–house' legal experience would be highly advantageous.
* Fully qualified solicitor/barrister.
* High attention to detail.
* Excellent written and communication skills.
* Highly capable operator at senior management level.
* Good negotiation skills.
* Working knowledge of MS Office.
* Ability to deal with highly confidential information in a discreet manner.
About us???
The Tangerine Group is a privately held group of companies based in Lytham which also has six international offices based in Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, and USA. We specialise in the manufacture and sale of animal health and nutrition products for farm and companion animals. We also have a group of leisure companies based in Lancashire and Cumbria.
We are passionate about being the best and you should be too