UK & Ireland Group Legal Counsel

About us:                     

We’re born and bred in Glasgow. Our business was founded on the Clyde back in 1864, and we’re still here today. We are proud to roast exceptional coffee for thousands of cafés and hospitality businesses across the UK & Ireland. Our workforce has grown to over 200 to support our expanding customer base, product range and service offering. We count some of the industry’s leading talents among our staff, from green coffee buyers and roasting technicians, to barista trainers and field engineers. Do you want to join our team of top talent in an exciting and industry-leading organisation? Read on!

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Position:                        UK & Ireland Group Legal Counsel 
Location:                       Headquarters - Glasgow based.
Job Type:         Full time, permanent
Days:                 Monday to Friday
Salary:                            £77,250k per annum + management bonus
Benefits:                        28 days annual leave increasing with length of service, plus 4 public holidays, company car, medical cash back scheme,                                                              life insurance, private pension, staff discounts and more!

Job Purpose:

We are seeking a bright, enthusiastic and well-organised qualified lawyer with a keen interest in commercial law to support our in-house legal function as UK & Ireland Group Legal Counsel

As an expert in their field, the UK & Ireland Group Legal Counsel will be responsible for a broad scope of responsibilities with a significant emphasis on effective management of legal compliance issues, advisory service and strong relationship management. This role has ownership and accountability for providing professional advice and establishing frameworks in legal, governance, risk and compliance. This position would suit an ambitious and driven individual who has a pragmatic approach and is motivated and dedicated to take ownership and excel in this dynamic position.

If successful, the UK & Ireland Group Legal Counsel would be responsible for supporting a wide range of commercial legal matters in the UK and Ireland, including commercial and contract law, supporting a number of departments across the business on company procedures, risk management and compliance.

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Job Scope:

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You will require awareness and detailed knowledge of:

• Contracts - common terms and conditions
• Commercial awareness - common causes of complaints and claims
• Dispute resolution
• Contract law

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  Key Responsibilities:

• Commercial Contracts: Preparing, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements (including goods and services agreements, master service agreements, and framework agreements) with customers and suppliers, aligning with legal standards and Matthew Algie’s values.
• Data Privacy: supporting with subject access requests and ensuring marketing compliance.
• Regulatory Compliance and Governance: Staying ahead of UK legal developments, from data protection to the FCA, and ensuring such awareness/compliance across the business
• Corporate Governance: Regulatory compliance, board governance, corporate structuring.
• Working with and managing external counsel supporting the team on varying projects/matter
• Contributing to cross-jurisdictional legal teams from corporate housekeeping to reporting.
• Providing day to day advice to colleagues across the business on a wide variety of other commercial issues, working collaboratively to manage commercial transactions, identifying risks and providing solutions-driven, commercial advice.
• Support in the management of insurance claims
• Knowledge of legal principles, obligations, responsibility of international contracts law/ UK law.
• Work alongside various departments, including Purchasing, Sales, Tender and Commercial teams
• Responsibility for the Customer Contract Register and ensure contract tracker is in place initiating activity to have all customers in valid contract
• Typing of correspondence such as letters, emails, and legal documentation
• Assist in collecting and compiling compliance documentation for various standards and audits the company faces as a food, beverage and distribution company

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  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications / Training:

  Essential: Qualified solicitor

  ​Experience:

  Minimum 2 years PQE with strong experience with commercial contracts work

  In-house experience desirable

  Experience within the wholesale food and beverage industry beneficial but not essential

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  Skills / Knowledge:

• Degree Level Educated
• Organised Manner
• IT Competent
• Skilled Communicator
• Attention to detail

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  Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive
• Self-motivated
• Reliable
• Organised
• Efficient
• Eager to learn
• Detail focused
• Analytical

Application
If this sounds like you, then you could be the right fit for us! Please click APPLY, upload your CV and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. 
Thanks, from the Team @ Matthew Algie

Equal Opportunities:
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
Our selection for recruitment does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or gender reassignment status (protected characteristics).

Your experience may include: Barista, Barista Trainer, Coffee Excellence, Account Trainer, Training, Coffee Trainer, Coffee training, senior barista, coffee team leader, cafe team leader, barista manager

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