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In-House Legal Counsel
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £80,000 to £84,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | New Appointments Group Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 63044_1747026018 |
Summary
We are working with an established supply chain organisation in the Gravesend area who are looking to employ an In-House Legal Counsel permanently.
You must live within a commutable distance and possess strong public law and dispute resolution knowledge.
The package includes a salary of circa £84,000/annum, a car allowance, private healthcare, a great annual leave and pension package as well as other benefits.
The role:
- Deliver excellent legal solutions according to deadline and to budget.
- Handle general litigations, including property, landlord/tenant and commercial dispute work.
- Advise upon and manage judicial review proceedings, and conduct/represent the business at dispute resolution proceedings, including advocacy, arbitrations and mediations
- Co-ordinating/drafting data protection impact assessments.
- Drafting and amending internal and external policies and guidance.
- Preparing and providing training on legal matters.
- Updating relevant changes in legislation and policy for audit purposes.
- Managing external Lawyers to include providing instructions for the conduct of claims, approving documentation and ensuring that the external Lawyers deliver: to agreed standards; within defined timescales; to budget; and with added value.
- Advise on
- Data protection legislation and best practice
- Information law, including responses to Environmental Information Requests
- Governance matters
- Statutes/statutory instruments
- Byelaws and directions under the Port of London Act 1968
About you:
- A qualified Solicitor with 5+ years' experience dealing with dispute resolution, public law or in house legal teams.
- Hold experience in advising data protection, information laws and drafting commercial contracts.
- Be able to handle large workloads and to adapt and learn new skills.
- Possess strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver to a high standard.
- Be commercially minded, proactive and regularly take the initiative.
Please note that only candidates who live locally, with a full right to work will be considered for this role.
CVs to y.fleming@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk
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