General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate and draft strategic commercial agreements including customer, supplier and distributor contracts
• Provide clear direction and strategic know-how to our European leadership team on commercial matters
• Manage disputes and litigation to achieve a practical and cost-effective result.
• Advise on legal risk and ethical compliance in Europe including anti‑corruption laws, EUDR and Code of Conduct
• Oversee Mergers and Acquisitions
• Monitor legal changes within the industry and implement any necessary changes, or challenge any prospective changes that may impact the organisation’s operations.
• Providing support to internal and external audit
• Oversee the hiring of internal legal staff. Leading the team by example.

Requirements

• You will be a qualified solicitor with at least 8 years PQE, some of which will be have been in a General Counsel or Deputy GC role
• You will have excelled academically when achieving your law qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in European corporate and commercial law
• 1st class English is essential, additional language skills are also desirable
• Ideally, you will be experienced in the manufacturing sector
• Operating from a local manufacturing site you will need to be prepared for significant travel

What we offer

As a highly successful global industrial organisation with strong growth plans, career development opportunities are excellent, and a move to a broader role will not be an obstacle to the right candidate

We are committed to rewarding achievement with an attractive performance‑based salary package. The role provides the ideal opportunity for a career with a very successful business that achieves outstanding results.

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