In House Legal Counsel (Part Time) Remote
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION | In House Legal Counsel (Part Time)
Summary
Role In House Legal Counsel (Part Time)
Type Part time, flexible working hours to benefit you, your family and your
wellbeing estimated 14 hours per week based on a 35 hour week
Location Remote with option for desk space via our Corporate Membership of
WeWork
Report Commercial Director
Overview Support the Commercial Director on a range of matters concerning
commercial contracts and intellectual property.
Salary Package £50 - 65k pro rata depending on experience + benefits (access to global gold standard in leadership development and coach training programmes, pension) + generous company bonus scheme. Annual leave that increases with length of service. Two days paid volunteering days pro rata where you can donate your time to a charity of your choice.
Start Date May, 2023
Who we are
Established in 1982, Performance Consultants is a transformation business co-founded by the pioneer of professional coaching, Sir John Whitmore. We have a growing team of 25 head office employees, and a wider team of 1,200+ coaches and facilitators. We are the home of the GROW model (World’s most used coaching model), Coaching for Performance (the world’s bestselling coaching book) and The Inner Game. The company has 3 divisions: Performance Consultants; Performance Coaching; Performance Digital.
Performance Consultants’ purpose is to inspire a revolution in global business culture that empowers transformation leaders to positively impact the lives of society. We future-proof multinationals with world-class transformation leadership programmes.
Today, the global marketplace for professional coaching is worth £7.2bn and growing fast - investment by organizations into culture development is not a choice but an imperative.
Clients
Performance Consultants targets Fortune 500 businesses and global organizations with teams numbering 50,000 to 300,000. Clients include: Johnson & Johnson; LinkedIn; Ikea: MasterCard; Medtronic and EasyJet, Lidl, Volvo, EU.
Performance Consultants’ clients are ‘future-focused’ global businesses and organizations that understand the value of creating interdependent cultures. This is achieved through transformation leadership, which unlocks the purpose of every individual employee in their team.
Culture
Performance Consultants is a fun loving and very supportive close-knit team that share the values of: Purpose; Potential; Authenticity; Responsibility; Trust. We enjoy an interdependent culture that has been built around the core principles of transformation leadership. You will have the opportunity to learn powerful leadership and coaching skills with us. A significant amount of our teamwork is virtual due to the geographical distribution of our team. This role is fully remote however, if you wish, you can join one of the monthly in person team meetings which happen in London. Additionally, we have semi-annual Team Days which you would be invited to attend.
Global Role
You will be responsible for an extraordinarily exciting time in the company’s history as we take on the world leaders in our sector.
As Legal Counsel, we would like you to be bring your expertise to:
· Support the Commercial Director on a range of matters concerning commercial contracts, including GDPR and intellectual property.
· Support our Senior Leadership Team in creating a strategy for the maintenance, development and retention of our existing and newly created IP.
· Provide sound legal advice to the business, in plain English and without jargon; sometimes working with external advisors. You will be comfortable flexing how you deliver your advice for different stakeholders.
· Leading the negotiations on contract working with our client’s legal teams to come to terms.
· Be comfortable to work autonomously, or as part of a team; bringing in outside counsel as appropriate and updating senior stakeholders on key points or issues.
· Updating and creating our own client/supplier contract templates across the different company divisions
About you:
· A lawyer (likely a UK qualified solicitor), with prior legal experience. Ideally someone with retail experience or in-house experience who has experience working with contracts and IP.
· Someone with strong academic results and great legal experience.
· Someone who is looking for flexible working hours that will both fit around your commitments and also support the business as the need arises.
· Solutions focused and analytical. You are excellent at seeing through a problem and finding a solution, with strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail. Able to manage deadlines and a complex workload, able to adjust pace or direction.
· A good communicator. With sound interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication, you can influence business stakeholders and develop strong relationships.
· Comfortable working in an international environments as diverse as the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You are not expected to be an expert in the law of these regions, but to draw on your expertise and sound business sense to navigate them, liaising with external counsel where needed. Able to consider financial implications, risks, business impacts and working to a budget.
· Able to produce clear and concise advice or documents, be a good listener, be a collaborative team member and to offer leadership or ideas when required.
· Someone with integrity, professionalism and trustworthiness – essential for any lawyer.
· Someone who is inspired by PC’s vision and who would feel proud to join our global team.
· Someone who would enjoy joining a dynamic team of individuals who are purpose driven – believing in the transformation that is needed in the workplace is one that we can significantly contribute to. You will be welcomed into the team and enjoy a collaborative approach as we work together to achieve our goals.
Responsibilities
You will be impactful, build strong relationships and bring a positive, pragmatic decision-making focus, identifying risk and balancing common sense with a can-do attitude in a fast-paced environment. You will demonstrate careful attention to detail, the ability to plan and prioritise, ensuring key tasks are carried out in a timely manner, bringing clarity and structure to assist others. You will be comfortable in multi-tasking, in questioning and finding solutions, advising and supporting colleagues from across the business.
Experience working with Fortune 500 businesses and the US market not essential but highly valued.
Our awards
Our work has been recognised by the world’ global press including The Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and television. We are the only organization endorsed by the International Coaching Federation – the world’s largest coaching standards body with our CEO recently being awarded for “Igniting Social Progress”. We live and breathe what we do and look forward to inviting the right candidate to join us on our exciting journey.
How to apply
Please send your cv (including professional and personal referees) with accompanying application letter stating the reasons that you think you would be a good fit for the role and why you would be inspired to join Performance Consultants to James Neville at [email protected].
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 14 per week
Salary: £50,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: LegalCounselPT
Expected start date: 03/05/2023
