Legal Council

Brigade Electronics, a global market leader in reversing safety and all-round visibility for commercial vehicles, is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to play a crucial role in providing legal advice and support to Brigade’s business functions and entities globally. Reporting to the Group Legal Counsel & DPO, you will be responsible for identifying and mitigating legal risks and ensuring the business remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations across multiple international jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Legal Advice: Provide pragmatic legal advice and assistance to internal stakeholders and business functions/entities located in multiple international jurisdictions on various legal topics.
• Commercial Contracts: Support all stakeholders, business functions, and entities in multiple jurisdictions with relevant contractual requirements.
• Privacy: Support the DPO in providing advice and assistance on all privacy matters and ensuring continued compliance with relevant data protection legislation.

Key Tasks:

• Advising internal stakeholders and business functions on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, trademarks and IPRs, legal risks, and compliance.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts, including purchasing, supply, distribution, development, IP, IT, and SaaS agreements.
• Creating, implementing, reviewing, and updating contract templates for ongoing business use.
• Liaising and collaborating with 3rd party advisors, including lawyers, insurance brokers, and privacy consultants.
• Supporting, maintaining, and driving improvement in legal processes and systems to ensure efficiency and value add to the business.
• Supporting the DPO in:

• Drafting, reviewing, and updating documents, policies, procedures, and registers required under relevant data protection legislation.
• Conducting data privacy impact assessments and legitimate interest assessments.
• Dealing with data protection issues and queries, including breaches, and updating the data breach/incident register.
• Conducting research and liaising with the ICO and other Regulatory Authorities when required.
• Supporting Brigade’s global subsidiaries in complying with data protection obligations.
• Staff awareness and training on legal and privacy matters.

Key Qualifications:

• UK Qualified solicitor with a minimum of 5 years PQE gained either in-house or in private practice.
• Solid experience in commercial law and commercial contracts.
• Experience in the manufacturing or automotive industry will be advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and driven.
• Team player.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Decision-making skills, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when required.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Excellent professional growth & development in a dynamic industry.
• Flexible remote work with exciting international travel.
• Up to 10% bonus (avg), paid quarterly (Feb/Mar/Jul/Oct).
• Fitness Membership: Up to £60/month.
• Pension: Up to 5% matched.
• Private Medical Health via Benenden Health.
• Eyecare Vouchers + Glasses Vouchers.
• 4x Death in Service.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Corporate Charity day off.
• 25 days holiday (increasing by 1 day every 2 years).

If you are a UK qualified solicitor with the skills and experience we are looking for, we encourage you to apply!