Job Description
You will be responsible for all day-to-day aspects of the Group’s worldwide legal requirements. The role involves liaising with internal stakeholders and external advisers as appropriate to ensure that contracts (customer and supplier), litigation matters (whether as claimant or defendant) and IPR aspects (in respect of a small but growing portfolio of patents, trademarks and design rights) are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Drafting, negotiating and concluding B2B contracts with customers, distributors and suppliers.
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• Advising the business on the commercial implications and ramifications of complex agreements.
• Managing and running commercial litigation, both as plaintiff and defendant, in conjunction with external legal resources whilst ensuring that external costs are kept to a minimum.
• Devising attack and defence strategies.
• Coordinating the internal collection and assembly of documentation in relation to disclosure requests and witness statements, reviewing and analysing the same prior to passing to the Group’s external advisers.
• Oversight of the Group’s IP portfolio.
OTHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ancillary duties will include:
• Dealing with consumer facing issues such as warranties.
• Supporting the business generally on governance issues.
• Supporting the HR function on an ad hoc basis in relation to employment issues.
• Occasional negotiation of property leases.
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