12 Oct
BAE Systems
Frimley
**Job Title:** Legal Counsel (UK Central Legal Team)
**Location:** Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working
arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this
particular role.
**Salary:** Negotiable depending on experience
**What you’ll be doing: **
* Provide in-depth, professional, timely and pro-active legal support to internal clients on a broad portfolio of matters
* Provide support to business wide Legal functional projects and initiatives
* Be a part of a culture delivering the highest standards of legal advice to internal clients, through accuracy, promptness and clarity of advice
* Contribute effectively to business performance in an advisory and consultative capacity,
providing advice in simple language that is easy for the business client to understand
* Manage the provision of external legal support to the business to deliver the highest quality of legal advice in a timely and cost-effective manner
* Contribute fully as a member of the Global Legal community and leverageshare knowledge and capability, including effective collaboration across the Legal function and business to help deliver strategy
* Facilitate or provide training on matters of law and policy
* Ensure consistent application of the Company’s Operational Framework and other Company legal policies as applicable
* Develop strong business relationships with key stakeholders and work as a true business partner
**Your skills and experiences: **
* UK qualified solicitor or barrister with a proven background in non-contentious commercial law gained at a major law firmappropriate in-house experience
* Experience assessing and advising in relation to the management of legal and regulatory risk,
as well as drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts in an international environment
* Good understanding of commercial legal principles and business practice in a range of international markets
Desirable:
* A specialist skill set such as UK Government contractingdefence sector experience, competition law experience, IT contracting experience or product safetyproduct liability experience
**Benefits: **
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced
annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll
also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee
assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be
eligible for an annual incentive.
**The UK Central Legal Team: **
As a Legal Counsel in the UK Central Legal Team you will provide full range
legal support, as required, to Group functions and to parts of the UK
business, advising on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters as
well as other legal and regulatory issues affecting the Group, including in
relation to Ministry of Defence terms of trade. The role will provide you with
broad and varied job responsibilities and you will work with a number of key
stakeholders across the business, and work as a true business partner. We
offer flexibility and are dedicated to fostering a healthy work-life balance
that empowers our team to thrive both personally and professionally.
**Why BAE Systems? **
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part
of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit,
and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates
from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are
currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic
minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to
make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you
have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an
anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment
types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to
both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that
factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held,
and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the
organisation.
**Closing Date:** 21st October 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit
your application as early as possible.
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▶️ Legal Counsel (UK Central Legal Team) (Hiring Immediately)
🖊️ BAE Systems
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