Register Your Interest - Legal Placement

Register Your Interest - Legal Placement

Primary Purpose of the Job

The role will support the Legal Team in advising the business on legal, regulatory and compliance risks.

It will involve working in a fast-paced commercial environment to ensure strategic and business objectives are supported and delivered whilst legal, regulatory risks are monitored and controlled.

The role covers a broad spectrum of commercial activities, including contracts, financial services regulation, corporate and retail finance, data protection, corporate governance and reporting.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the legal team with the management of civil litigation matters, including instructing and liaising with external solicitors and courts.
• Support the provision of accurate and timely legal advice through research and the interpretation of law and regulation.
• Support the drafting of commercial contracts and other documentation.
• Participate on key business projects, as required.
• Produce, manage and organise information relevant for internal committee meetings
• Support in the annual review of legal policies and procedures.

Principal Contacts / Working Relationships

The role will work closely with the In-House team of Regulatory and Commercial Lawyers who advise all areas of the business and work closely with our key stakeholders, brands and third-party suppliers.

Decision Making Scope

The role will be supervised in terms of the advice to the business but with autonomy in other areas.

Key Challenges

• Must demonstrates an understanding of regulatory principles, and be able to use external sources and resources to assist with interpretation.
• Organisational skills and the ability to work with often confidential and/or commercially sensitive topics.

Education, Training and Experience

• Excellent A-Levels or equivalent.
• Studying towards a Law or Business-related degree (although, we welcome applicants from all degree backgrounds provided they have a desire to pursue a legal career).
• Previous Office experience desirable, but not essential.

Skills and Personal Characteristics Required

• Good interpersonal and team player skills.
• Resilient and self-motivated with the capability to work under own initiative.
• Ability to learn and apply new or unfamiliar knowledge quickly.
• Methodical, analytical and disciplined approach to work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Comfortable asking questions.

Career Path

On leaving this job, a job that would be considered a promotion is:

• Trainee Solicitor

How to register

To get updates about this role and be the first to hear when applications open, please register your interest.