Corporate Counsel in City of Westminster

Corporate Counsel supports the company's legal operations in a variety of matters, with a focus that includes general corporate matters, regulatory and compliance matters, insurance, vendor contract negotiations, internal corporate policies and procedures, along with drafting and negotiating other transactional matters.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing construction and infrastructure/energy related legal matters
• Negotiating and drafting energy and vendor contracts as well as various other transactional matters
• Assisting with legal and regulatory compliance
• Assisting with compliance with various domestic and international privacy laws
• Assisting with management of the Company's insurance program and operations
• Assisting with a variety of other legal functions such as loans, joint ventures, acquisitions, general corporate matters, real estate, intellectual property protection, tax abatement, litigation, etc.
• Managing collections on customer accounts
• Performing a broad range of legal matters and general business matters based on the needs of the company, as assigned.
• Working with and managing outside counsel, counter-parties, insurers, and other third parties as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with strong academic credentials and currently registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Three or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer working in a construction/infrastructure transactional practice

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
• Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
• Able to take initiative with no direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
• Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
• Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
• Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Strong integrity and independence of mind, with the ability to deliver difficult messages clearly and sensitively
• Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave and public holidays
• 32 paid volunteering hours per year
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Employer paid private medical and dental cover for employees and dependants
• Life assurance
• Illness financial protection including critical illness cover and income protection
• Employee referral bonus equivalent to exchange rates of $2,500 at time of award, subject to eligibility
• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program