Job Description

Taylor Root is working with a distributor and merchant of building products. They're looking to take on an Interim Senior Legal Counsel, who can be with them from October for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

This is a role which is providing general corporate and commercial legal support across the UK business. Responsibilities will include:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of commercial contracts;
• Developing contract templates and policy documents and keeping these up to date;
• Providing timely and accurate legal advice and support to the business on a range of matters, including liaising with colleagues from other functions within the UK business such as IT, Finance, Property, HR and claims management;
• Ensuring T&Cs are reviewed and are aligned throughout the business;
• Managing a number of contentious matters, including liaising with external counsel;
• Identifying risk to the appropriate internal stakeholders and proactively helping to manage and mitigate that risk;
• Assisting other functional leads in maintaining legislative and regulatory compliance throughout the various business units, including construction products, data protection, health and safety, business ethics, and anti-corruption and bribery;
• Keeping up to date with changes to law and regulation, conducting research into these changes, and communicating any relevant requirements to the business;
• Maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders;
• Maintaining the UK’s register of trademarks;
• Liaising with insurers

Key Requirements:

• UK qualified solicitor, or solicitor qualified in another common-law jurisdiction
• Ideally, at least 5+ PQE
• Any experience within the building space would be useful but not essential
• Confidence in dealing with a broad range of issues
• Excellent drafting skills and experience
• Collaborative approach
• Strong stakeholder management skills