Job Description
As a Legal Counsel at Sodexo Salford, you are also a conscientious, customer focused leader and passionate about driving for change. You will provide legal and commercial advice and solutions for Sodexo UK&I.
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Role Responsibility- Providing effective legal and commercial advice and assistance as required by the Segments/Functions supported
- Draft and negotiate contracts
- Assist the Segments/Functions supported regarding the assessment and management of legal and commercial risk
- Train the Segments/Functions supported on legal, commercial and regulatory issues
- Help to ensure that business is conducted in accordance with relevant law and Sodexo’s internal governance processes
- Instruct external lawyers and manage external legal fees under appropriate supervision
- Work collaboratively with all members of the UK&I Legal Department
- Provide preliminary advice on disputes
- Advise on regulatory compliance
- Comply with company policies and Legal Department processes
ESSENTIAL:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Qualified solicitor or barrister in the UK or equivalent jurisdiction
- Demonstrated experience of the law, contracts and practice relevant to the Segments/Functions supported
- Ability to advise on legal and commercial options
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage relationships successfully with Sodexo representatives
DESIRABLE:
- Previous in-house legal experience in relevant industry
Competitive Salary and benefits
Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.
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In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.
Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles ); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx ); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage ) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.
Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.
Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.
We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process
Location Salford Office , 310 Broadway Salford M50 2UE, United Kingdom