Legal Counsel (6 Months Maternity Cover)

Please note this role is a 6 months maternity cover fixed term contract and must be fluent in English and French.
 
Main Activities:  

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing accurate and timely legal counsel to stakeholders on a wide range of legal topics, including contractual matters, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management

• Creating, reviewing, and negotiating various legal documents such as customer, vendor and partner agreements, terms & conditions and other contractual arrangements

• Ensuring that all business agreements and policies are in compliance with applicable laws, protecting the company's interests, and minimizing legal risks

• Managing disputes, pre-litigation, and litigation matters and developing effective strategies to resolve legal issues and protect the company's rights

• Liaising with and supervising external counsel for outsourced legal matters, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal representation when required

• Providing precise legal guidance on issues that impact the organization, and collaborating with third parties, including regulators and external counsel, as needed

• Offering legal expertise in matters related to regulatory compliance, data protection, intellectual property, employment law, and other relevant areas

• Advising and counseling the company's senior management on the legal implications of strategic decisions and business activities

• Supporting the company secretarial function in ensuring the company meets its corporate governance and regulatory requirements

• Undertaking any other duties, functions, or services consistent with the role of Legal Counsel, as determined by the legal department or senior management

Key Requirements:

• You have a degree in law and a professional legal qualification in a common law jurisdiction

• Bi-lingual French and English at a level necessary to operate seamlessly in the business context in either language.

• You have proven experience in general corporate and commercial issues working in-house or in private practice

• You possess excellent legal and strategic judgment, coupled with strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills

• You have an incisive grasp of legal issues, as well as a learner mindset and capability to expand your knowledge in relevant areas of law

• You possess strong analytical skills, are meticulous, and are a quick learner

• You are a good team player and possess a high level of integrity

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable skills:

• Experience in the telecoms infrastructure or related industries

Please note that all benefits below may not be applicable for fixed term contracts.

UK Rewards

• Competitive compensation including annual incentive plan

• Hybrid working

• Excellent benefits including health, disability and life insurance

• Pension with higher employer contributions up to 8%

• Retail and fitness membership discounts

• Generous paid time off policy including enhanced paid parental leave, 25 days paid time off, one floating day and two volunteer days off per annum

• Employee assistance programs including mental health, wellbeing and medical support

Zayo Europe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.