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SalaryJob Title: Corporate Lawyer (12 Month FTC)
Department: Legal
Location: UK (Remote working with some UK travel including monthly meeting and legal training in London)
Salary: £80,000 to £90,000
Closing Date: Sunday 28th January
Interview dates: W/C Monday 5th February onwards
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
Are you looking to enhance your career by working with one of the worlds most geographically-diversified steel producers?
What you will do
The Tata Steel UK Legal Team is managed by the Director Legal Services who reports to the company’s Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary. Reporting to the Director Legal Services is the Head of Legal, HR Services, and three corporate commercial lawyers, namely the Head of Legal Commercial and two other corporate commercial lawyers. The legal team provide legal advice to and manage legal risk for the company on all matters (with limited exception, e.g. property matters) in the UK and globally as well as advising the Tata Steel Group on raw material procurement.
As a Corporate lawyer for Tata Steel UK you will be confident in providing legal advice in a commercial setting covering all corporate/commercial activities and all aspects of legal mitigation. You will be reviewing and/or preparing a range of documents covering various topics and managing external advisers where appropriate. You will also be supporting compliance activity and advising on changes in relevant law and regulations.
This is a Remote working role, but some UK travel may be required. You will also be required to attend monthly meetings in London where Legal Training also occurs.
What you will need
We are looking for a UK based qualified Solicitor with 4+ years of Post Qualified Experience. Some in-house experience is preferred (this could be via a secondment from private practice).
We are looking for a team player willing to work in a flat structure with a high level of enthusiasm and cultural intelligence. You should have the ability to manage and prioritise a large portfolio of matters whilst facing competing demands and addressing ambiguity but still achieving outcomes and having a drive to understand the commercial context. You must also have the ability to communicate legal advice robustly and clearly in a commercial setting.
You will have:
- Sufficient experience in core areas of contract, tort, company and commercial law
- Broad commercial practice with experience is as many of the following elements as possible:
- International sale of goods
- Procurement, including capital project or commodity procurement
- R&D/IP development agreements (not necessary to be an expert in registered IP)
- E-commerce
- Competition Law, GDPR and Sanctions (not as a specialism but within commercial practice)
- M&A
- Corporate reorganisations
- Contentious/pre-litigation experience in relation to any of the above
- The role does NOT include advice of property law or employment law.
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Annual Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
- Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
- One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (Up to 10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as discounts with local and national retailers and services.
Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
To learn more about who we are and what we can offer our future employees, please click on the link to watch the following video: Tata Steel – A place you can thrive – YouTube
