Commercial Contracts Lawyer - Leeds, United Kingdom - ASDA

ASDA

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Can you add value in a fast-paced commercial environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to provide legal advice at the cutting edge of an extremely competitive industry? Do you desire the opportunity to broaden your legal expertise across all areas?

As a Commerial Contracts Lawyer, you will partner with our commercial teams to provide clear, straightforward legal advice to meet strategic goals and support supplier relationships.

You will be actively encouraged to think innovatively about the delivery of legal support, engage in horizon-scanning and provide key advisory on changes in the retail and consumer space.

Your Role

This position is a leadership role with full accountability for the day to day support on GNFR contracts, terminations and contract management as well as leading process improvement projects.

You would support one of the Senior Managers who is responsible for multiple Business Units.

The position would rotate around the Business Units to ensure a holistic view of GNFR contracts required by the business and ensure a strong talent pipeline.

Manage external legal team on specific outsourced projects (where relevant)
Engage with stakeholders who input to the GNFR contracts e.g. Info Sec, Privacy, Finance
Accountable for the legal advice for each matter assigned to the role, with support from the SM responsible for the Business Unit, including:

Advice on how to best structure arrangements with external suppliers;

The negotiation and drafting of the legal documentation to support those arrangements;
Continuous improvement and best in class contract advice
Idea generation and implementation of (where appropriate) legal self-service goals
Maintaining MI and one version of the truth contracts repository in respect of those contracts assigned to the role.
Supporting corporate governance for all contracts assigned to the role.
Attending project meetings (where required)
Leading regular project manager level calls to touch in on all contracts and/or the pipeline
Providing input to legal processes and standard documents
Ensuring legal advice is delivered in a timely, clear and accessible way and gives appropriate weight to the business unit's commercial requirements and aims
Partners with project managers and stakeholders to deliver the business unit's legal requirements

About You

2+ years' experience of providing legal advice on commercial contracts or a complementary area of law e.g. corporate, litigation, etc .
A track record of delivering contracts to project timelines
Ability to work cross-functionally and ensure engagement of stakeholders
Ability to overlay legal issues in an accessible way and taking into account the commercial requirements

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to choose where you'll be the most effective.

It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team, as well as across our network of stores and depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-£5,700 company car or car allowance plus discretionary company bonus
Company pension up to 7% matched
10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.