Associate Counsel, Legal Contracts - Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom - Bright Horizons

Description

Legal Counsel
5 per week / Monday-Friday

Job Type:
Permanent, Fulltime

Location:
Hybrid – with weekly travel to our HO in Northampton
"Qualifications need to be in the law of England and Wales"

The work within the Legal department is highly varied and covers all legal issues arising from operating a business in the early years, wellbeing, and work/life sectors.

We work in partnership with many departments covering a variety of legal areas such.

This Associate Legal Counsel - Employment and Regulatory role will primarily work with the HR, Health, and Safety, Safeguarding, Operational and Work and Family Teams to provide advice on how relevant law applies to specific scenarios; risk mitigation; legal dispute resolution; Much of the legal work is at the cutting edge of business practice as Bright Horizons continues to grow and find innovative ways to help support its internal and external stakeholders.

Flexible working and holiday entitlements
Discounted childcare
Annual gala award evening
Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

We've been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2023.

Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK.

Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We're on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Reviewing and advising on all aspects of Employment Law, including but not limited to advising HR Team on employee relations matters; policies and procedures; In conjunction with Senior Legal Counsel, developing in-house specialist training for HR Team on developing areas and legal updates.

Horizons scanning and providing regular, documented updates on Employment Law to internal HR Team.

Representing Bright Horizons in the Small Claims Court in relation to general litigation, for example, breach of contract disputes.

Advising on risk mitigation and organisational learning following significant incidents relating to safeguarding and/or health and safety and determining root cause(s).

At least 3 years' experience in dealing with a range of transactions within Employment Law area of specialism and an in-depth understanding of the law and its application.

Ability to translate legal concepts and language to non-legal audience.
Capability to understand business' general risk tolerance and apply it when performing legal role.
Ability to plan and manage workloads and execute implementation to plan.

Project management skills to manage multiple projects, with the focus and drive to see projects through from start to completion.

Experience and understanding of commercial considerations and drive to obtain best outcome for the business.
Credibility and influence as an ambassador for the Legal Department and the business externally and internally.
Experience of working in Personal Injury law.

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