Legal Counsel
Boohoo
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You will take active ownership in managing and supporting the Legal team in completing and advising on all legal matters across the group. The nature of the business will mean the role will require involvement in matters which are outside a strict 'legal' role and it's important you're able to embrace this.
- You will provide legal advice on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters across the business. This may include commercial contracts, data protection, advertising, corporate, consumer law, employment, intellectual property, property, and litigation. As we've said, the business is incredibly agile and it's likely a wide range of matters will arise which require our support.
- Take an active role in determining and implementing the Legal team strategy and working with the business to drive the individual brand strategies and support on the groups M&A strategy.
- Ensure the team are improving and updating our precedent templates and processes. Proactively thinking about how we can improve what and how we do things.
- Prepare and deliver business wide training across a variety of topics.
- Stay up to date with new legislation and key developments in our market to ensure the business is briefed and ready for any changes.
- You will have the opportunity to supervise and work closely with the legal counsel team and the in-house trainee.
- You will lead by example and be a great peer for the team. You'll help to continue to grow the credibility of the Legal team, which is already well established and highly respected across the group.
- Identify the need for external legal advice and exercise appropriate cost management and control when using external advisors. We understand that we can't be experts at everything, and the support and resource is there if you need it.
- Work proactively to identify training needs across the legal team and support their development and growth.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external legal advisors.
- Project manage key projects to ensure they are being driven forward.
- Qualified and practising solicitor.
- We're not focused on PQE but rather the output you deliver. Whilst it would be beneficial for an individual to have 3+ years PQE this is not essential for the role. We would still love to hear from you if you think this is an opportunity for you.
- In-house experience at an ecommerce business and/or strong commercial contract experience is highly desirable but not essential.
- It's crucial that you have a positive 'can do' attitude and willingness to just get stuck in. We're a team that doesn't like to say no, we like to advise with a solution led focus rather than present problems!
- Yearly discretionary bonus
- You'll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes
- Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
- Private Medical
- Generous pension contribution & life assurance
- Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
- Season ticket loan
- 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy an extra 5 days
- There's up to 40% discount off all our brands
- With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe, we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work