Head of Legal

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This is an interesting and varied in house opportunity for a Head of Legal to lead, own, oversee and actively participate in the commercial contract process from contract development, review, negotiation and execution.

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What you will do

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the legal department
• Shape and implement the legal strategy to best support the growing business
• Manage and develop a small legal team to service the business and effectively manage legal and regulatory risk
• Partner with the business as trusted advisor confidently building excellent and successful relationships with key stakeholders across the business
• Review, draft, negotiate and advise on contractual terms including complex Data Agreements, Procurement Agreements, Sales Agreements (including standard terms), Services Agreements, Bid Submissions and Development Agreements
• Share knowledge and deliver training to the wider business on contractual and broader commercial legal issues
• Develop and maintain contract precedents and playbooks
• Improve and implement legal policies and processes to best meet the requirements of the business

Key relationships in this role

Person / Team****Nature of Relationship Legal and Commercial Director Line manager Legal team Team manager for legal team Senior management team and   sales team Key business partner ElectraLink employees Sharing of knowledge and go to person for commercial and broader commercial legal issues

What you'll need

Key skills:

• Be a service-oriented individual with previous experience of managing a legal team focused on and driven by developing a small, highly effective team
• Have excellent relationship management and confident communication skills necessary for interaction with internal and external customers
• Be a highly skilled commercial contracts lawyer
• Be an England and Wales qualified solicitor
• Previous experience working in-house, ideally within the data, technology or energy sectors
• Be comfortable prioritising and delivering large workloads to time constraints
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Previous managerial experience within an in-house or private practice team
• Be a natural team player with exceptional attention to detail
• A willingness to manage your own administration requirements
• The ability to deliver advice and training confidently and clearly
• The ability to partner with the business, combining sound legal advice informed by comprehensive understanding of products and strategy
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with resilience and ability to interact with people at all levels in a constructive, polite and engaging manner
• Company secretarial experience would be useful but not essential.

What we offer:

• Hybrid/flexible working including a four-day week!
• Private healthcare for you and your family which includes pre-existing conditions
• Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health Cover and trained colleagues acting as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs)
• Company bonus and annual pay reviews
• Annual training budget and quarterly reviews to support your professional development
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• 50% off Fitness First memberships
• Monthly social events organised by our Social Committee
• Open lines of communication throughout the business – your voice matters!
• Regular Employee Forum meetings to gather suggestions from the business on making ElectraLink an even better place to work
• An exciting, innovative and fast moving working environment
• A high challenge, high support environment

…and so much more!

Ready to apply?

We can’t wait to meet you. Get in touch with our recruitment team today!

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