Summary

Responsibilities

1. Support the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s general business strategy
2. Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution
3. Assist with legal response to corporate and wider matters encountered by the company and internal stakeholders and provide sound and robust legal advice and support; and leading external communication on legal matters including negotiation with external parties
4. Assist in transactional activities including M&A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings globally
5. Advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and governance initiatives
6. Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company
7. Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility
8. Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws
9. Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders
10. Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified

Requirements

1. Qualified lawyer in an English, Commonwealth, US or European jurisdiction
2. 8+ years of post qualification experience working in-house at a well-established corporate or investment fund or a reputable law firm
3. Strong team player and good business sense
4. Ideally trained in a reputable law firm within the corporate practice with a transactional focus, ie M&A/PE/VC
5. Restructuring experience is also helpful
6. Possesses strong legal technical expertise as well as exceptional business acumen and people skills
7. Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team
8. Ability to come up with and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs
9. Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills
10. Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Communications Skills
• Legal Consulting
• Problem Solving