General Counsel

General Counsel

Chirk, Wrexham

Full-time

About Our Client

Our client is the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, they help to build a better world. They are focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.

To support our client s global operations, they are looking for an ambitious and committed General Counsel for a predominately commercial role, but you will have oversight of litigation claims, competition law and other legal issues affecting their European operation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Structure, negotiate and draft strategic commercial agreements including customer, supplier and distributor contracts.
• Provide clear direction and strategic know-how to our client s European leadership team on commercial matters.
• Manage disputes and litigation to achieve a practical and cost-effective result.
• Advise on legal risk and ethical compliance in Europe including anti-corruption laws, EUDR and Code of Conduct.
• Oversee Mergers and Acquisitions.
• Monitor legal changes within the industry and implement any necessary changes or challenge any prospective changes that may impact the organisation's operations.
• Providing support to internal and external audit.
• Oversee the hiring of internal legal staff, leading the team by example.

Requirements:

• You will be a qualified Solicitor with at least 8 years PQE, some of which will have been in a General Counsel or Deputy GC role.
• You will have excelled academically when achieving your law qualifications.
• Demonstrated experience in European corporate and commercial law.
• 1st class English is essential and additional language skills are also desirable.
• Ideally, you will be experienced in the manufacturing sector.
• Operating from a local manufacturing site, you will need to be prepared for significant travel.

What They Offer

As a highly successful global industrial organisation with strong growth plans, career development opportunities are excellent and a move to a broader role will not be an obstacle to the right candidate.

They are committed to rewarding achievement with an attractive performance-based salary package. The role provides the ideal opportunity for a career with a very successful business that achieves outstanding results.

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