Senior Legal Counsel

Job title:

Senior Legal Counsel

Company

BCL Legal

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a commercial lawyer to join Liverpool FC. Reporting to the Vice President – Legal, the intention is for the successful candidate to focus on procurement (acting as “business partner” for the Procurement Department) and business operations (including, for example, compliance (particularly data protection compliance), insurance and personal injury claims), whilst also being required to provide advice on partnerships, retail, licensing and/or digital media agreements.No experience of working in the football / sports industry is required and we encourage applications from applicants from general commercial private practice departments and commercial in-house departments.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – REQUIREMENTS:· Experience / training in a national or international law firm, or in a large, fast-paced ibusiness.
. Strong academic background with at least an upper second-class degree from a reputable university.
· Extensive experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts (including bespoke and complex contracts) is essential, as is a high level of attention to detail.
· Strong working knowledge of data protection.
· Demonstrable commercial acumen.
· Capable of balancing legal position vs commercial / operational goals and advising accordingly.
· Ability to successfully build relationships with business stakeholders.
· Ability to communicate legal advice in a straightforward manner to business stakeholders.
· Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines on occasion.
· Ability to manage a long list of live matters on a day-to-day basis and prioritise accordingly.
· Ability to work on tasks with minimal supervision.
· Team player – the successful candidate will be working alongside two other senior lawyers and a trainee.CompanyBCL Legal – we are 100% focussed on finding the best lawyers on the market for leading companies based in England

• Every day since 2003 we have been building our knowledge of which lawyers exist in the market for permanent and temporary requirements.
• Over 8,000 ‘commercial lawyers’ have asked us to assist them with their career- our expertise is knowing who to call upon for each role that we assist.
• True experts in our field, with over 2,200 lawyers, company secretaries and compliance professionals placed in-house across the UK since 2003.
• Each consultant focuses on a particular location, which allows us to truly get to know the lawyers, legal teams and businesses in great detail.
• Unique involvement with the in-house legal community through free CPD seminars

and other added value products. * Professional and caring consultants who look to build long term relationships with both clients and candidate lawyers.Some of the organisations we have assisted:

• Arriva
• Asda
• BAE Systems
• Bannatyne
• Bet365
• Bupa
• DHL
• Elior
• Hermes Parcelnet
• Holland & Barrett
• Ilke Homes
• LEVC
• London Luton Airport
• Mercedes Benz
• Michelin
• Molson Coors
• Rolls Royce
• Sodexo
• Zuto

To discuss your career in more detail and to find out about the positions we’re working on, please contact Mark Levine, Craig Wilson, Alison McKee, Tom Fleet, Josh Mcconnell or Ray Birkett.Offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.Company info Website Telephone 0161 819 7475 Location Lancaster Buildings
3rd Floor, 77 Deansgate
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 2BW
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Expected salary

£40500 – 45200 per year

Location

Devon

Job date

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:01:32 GMT

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