Associate/senior Associate - Reading, United Kingdom - Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Region 1- EMEA

Practice group 1
Core Teams

Office 1

Reading

Position type 1

Permanent

Summary

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with 5,000+ colleagues in more than 30 countries. We're full‐service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we're equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we're purposeful and purposeled. So although the world is fastmoving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We're ambitious for our clients, our communities and for you. Whether you're starting out on your career or well established, whether you're a lawyer or in business services. If you're looking for what's next, we are too.

What to expect

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You're encouraged to put ideas into action and there's always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We're excited for what's next, so with us, you can be too.

Our team

MLS is a novel and fairly unique arrangement for the provision of legal services.

In April 2018, Eversheds Sutherland won, via a competitive tender process, a multi-year managed legal services contract with a utilities client and took over the existing legal services team (On-Site Team) from the client's former managed legal service provider.

The team is involved in advising the client on a very wide range of day-to-day legal matters including competition, projects and planning, regulation, construction, real estate, commercial contracts, tax, disputes, energy, employment and health and safety.

The MLS On-Site Team
The On-Site Team currently consists of around 19 Solicitors and Paralegals and a small management team.

The team is embedded within the client, sitting in the client's head office in Reading alongside the client's retained legal function.

The On-Site Team is split into 6 practice teams:

Property
Commercial
Litigation
Construction
Operations and Regulatory
Competition

Role and key responsibilities

The Operations and Regulatory team consists of 3 lawyers.

The role will report to the Principal Lawyer within the Operations and Regulatory team and currently involves hybrid working with at least 3 days in the office in Reading.

Managing your own caseload and reporting regularly to the Principal Lawyer on the progress of cases.
Supporting the Principal Lawyer and other team members with their caseload where required.
Taking instructions from the client, gathering information and providing clear and concise legal advice in writing and in meetings.
Attending meetings with the client to take instructions and to give advice.
Attending meetings and negotiations as legal adviser with opposing parties.
Identifying ways to add value and improve internal efficiencies, including process improvements.
Complying with all service level agreements and KPIs, including accurately recording time and meeting reporting obligations.
Drafting regulatory documents.
Keeping up to date with all relevant legal, legislative, regulatory and industry developments relevant to the legal specialism, informing and updating the team, and providing proactive updates to facilitate the client's operational activities.
Designing and delivering regulatory law training to the client's business and management teams.
Undertaking a range of continuing professional development (CPD) activities ensuring efficient knowledge transfer across the legal team.
Obtaining regular client feedback.
Any other duties deemed necessary.

Skills and experience

We are looking for:

Qualified solicitor with at least 4 years' postqualification experience (PQE) of working within a regulated sector, preferably within a regulated utility.
Experience of working in an inhouse environment and of working with all levels of seniority within a business would be beneficial.
Detailed knowledge and understanding (or a demonstrable ability to quickly acquire these) of the legislation, licences, codes of practice, rules, guidance and case law that governs the operational running of a regulated utility company, including, but not limited to:
Water Industry Act 1991 and historic legislation relating to the regulation of the water industry;
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;
Environmental Protection Act 1991 / Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016;
Water Resources Act 1991;
Agreements and codes governing arrangements between wholesalers and retailers and agreements between undertakers for bulk services; and
Rules governing charges and charges schemes.
An awareness and understanding of:
general aspects of securitisation;

- consumer law; and
- competition law