Legal Counsel (Manchester)

Job Title: Legal Counsel 

Salary range: Competitive

Location: Manchester, Leatherhead, Bristol or Glasgow. We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office and working from home.

Closing date is 1st May but we would encourage early applications.

When you become part of our Frazer-Nash team, your opportunities are endless. Through internal collaboration, and with our partners and customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the innovative solutions to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm and Sustainability Platform.

Working at Frazer-Nash means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions.

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

Frazer-Nash strives to maintain a global, flexible, diverse, and sustainable working environment for our people.  Frazer-Nash currently offers flexible working arrangements, including hybrid, remote working and virtual delivery, to help reinforce our strong commitment to becoming a more socially sustainable company and allow us to provide greater work-life balance and flexibility

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced solicitor to join our busy Legal Team. The successful candidate will provide legal advice and support to the business at all levels and across a broad range of sectors. 

The Legal Team’s objective is to be a trusted advisor to the business. We are looking for a collaborative team player who can demonstrate an ability to provide strong legal advice in a pragmatic and timely way, taking into account the commercial considerations of Frazer-Nash (a KBR company).

The role involves reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements. Due to the varied nature of Frazer-Nash’s work, there is a requirement for general advisory work on matters including intellectual property and data protection. The successful candidate will also be involved in the preparation of precedent documents, providing legal support for internal projects and engaging with the wider KBR Legal Team of Teams.

Requirements

Essential requirements:

-  A qualified solicitor with at least 4 years PQE either in private practice or in-house.

-  Experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including supply terms, framework agreements, memorandums of understanding and subcontracts.

-  Ability to provide training and guidance to team members and the business on relevant legal developments.

-  Excellent written and oral communication and the ability to confidently interact with project teams, senior management and external parties.

-  Strong ability to work to challenging timeframes and under pressure.

-  Ability to work well independently, coupled with strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to participate in a collaborative team environment.

Desirable requirements:

-  Experience advising on intellectual property issues and data protection matters.

-  Experience of advising on Government Framework Agreements, NEC contracts and MOD DEFCONs

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-­Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits

We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Holiday sale and purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share purchase scheme
• Season rail ticket loan

Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as we believe that diversity and inclusion are fundamental to creating a dynamic and thriving workplace culture.