Senior Legal Counsel KMH/CN/1243
Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live.
Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.
For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.
Job description
Main purpose of the role
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our in-house Legal team. The main focus of the role is to provide legal advice and support on a range of legal matters, as well as ensuring the efficient and effective handling of construction and commercial disputes.
Reporting into the General Counsel, the successful candidate will be joining a supportive and collaborative Legal and Compliance team. They will be working on a range of matters, across different jurisdictions, encompassing various practice areas. Area of focus will include;
- Providing legal advice and support on a wide range of legal matters, including the opportunity to draft, review and negotiate construction and commercial agreements.
- Use a range of persuasion and influencing skills to secure strategic outcomes that are compliant with the law as well as further the strategic direction of the business.
- Commission and manage the provision of external legal advice, where necessary, ensuring that panel solicitors are provided with all necessary information to enable them to provide advice that is accurate, targeted and which represents the best value for money.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of best-in-class practice, policy and procedures of the Legal and compliance team.
- Developing and delivering toolkits and legal awareness training on various issues to educate colleagues across the business on the legal process such as how to manage disputes, use precedent documentation, how to avoid legal issues and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Collaborating with and supporting various project work groups to ensure projects align with legal/regulatory requirements.
HS&S Responsibilities
To take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.
Skills, knowledge & experience
The ideal candidate will;
- have 2+ years Post Qualified Experience with substantial legal work experience in litigation and/or corporate and/or commercial work
- be UK qualified and have right to work in the UK and be able to travel across the UK on occasion.
fit with our core values here at Keepmoat; they will be passionate self-starter with high client care standards. They will be collaborative, confident advising and influencing at all levels in the business. Working with a straightforward approach, adopting a solutions-based attitude to work rather than legal theory. They will have the ability to be creative where appropriate, with willingness and enthusiasm to deal with whatever crosses the desk
Education & qualifications
Previous work experience in the property sector would be an advantage but is not essential.
As the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, for more information including a full job description and person specification, please contact [email protected]
Why work for us?
At Keepmoat Homes we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.
- Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
- Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
- Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
- Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
- Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.
Our values
Our values are the foundation for our vision, the cornerstone of our culture and the benchmark for our achievement.
- Straightforward - We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
- Collaborative - We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
- Passionate - We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
- Creative - We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.
Reference:
KMH/CN/1243
Hours:
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location:
Doncaster, DN4 5PL
Employer:
Keepmoat Homes, Central Services
Job type:
Permanent, Full Time
Closing date:
22/10/2024
