Legal Administrator Bolton, England
Job description
Description
The role of a Legal Secretary / Legal Administrator for EMEAI within Sherwin-Williams is to assist the Regional Lead Counsel EMEAI, and the Legal Department in general, in providing a full service in-house legal function to the Sherwin-Williams businesses in EMEAI.
The main duty of this role will be to provide assistance and administrative support to the Legal Team in the following areas: Corporate board maintenance, Dealing with Outside Counsel billing and admin, general commercial, corporate, litigation, real estate, environmental, intellectual property, employee benefits, employment, pensions, insolvency and legal entity rationalisation.
Key tasks include:
- Maintenance and management of EMEAI company board information in conjunction with Cleveland corporate secretarial and administrative function
- Manage the department’s Tracker system for outside counsel invoices throughout EMEAI. This would include creating matters, setting budgets, inputting quotations, billing admin, closing matters and liaising with law firms and internal contacts
- Administering contracts such as NDAs, Warranties, Equipment supply and Software standard terms
- Team admin, supporting training opportunities, holiday planner, organizing meetings.
- Liaising with European Financial Controllers and supporting administration of end of year statement
- Administration support for reorganisation, business closures and litigation.
- Dealing with ad hoc queries from the UK and Europe and conducting legal research where necessary.
The skills, qualifications and experience required for the role include:
- Experience of corporate board management across multiple jurisdictions, including appointment/removal of board members, drafting and execution of board and shareholder resolutions, Issuing powers of attorney, working with outside consultants and advisers desirable
- Experience in preparation and review of commercial contracts, including NDAs, supply and purchase contracts desirable
- Experience of managing admin systems similar to billing trackers, payment requisitions, etc.
- Strong IT and presentation skills.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work with key stakeholders in the company at all levels.
- Additional languages desirable but not essential
Please note this role can be based at Bolton or Sheffield (ideally) or another Sherwin-Williams UK could also be possible. With travel to an office location 2 or 3 times a week.
Our offer to you:
- Competitive salary
- Career development opportunities in a truly international environment
- Work life balance with hybrid working
- Sherwin Academy offers continuous training programmes for all seniority levels
- Attractive wellbeing, mental health, women & inclusion and ID&E programmes
WELCOME TO SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
Sherwin-Williams is the largest paints and coatings company in the world. With $18 billion in sales, more than 4,100 stores, and 140 manufacturing and distribution centers worldwide. Our 60,000 employees across the globe are diverse, innovative and passionate. With a variety of rewarding and challenging opportunities, Sherwin-Williams is a great place to launch and grow a career. Find yours and join us today.
At Sherwin-Williams, we're proud of the company we keep — our family of loyal employees. To learn about our company and our culture go to Sherwin.com/careers.
**Please note that Sherwin Williams is unable to respond to any enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies**
Basic Qualification:
Please note you will need the existing right to work in the country you apply for. Sherwin-Williams is unable to sponsor work permits or visas.
Equal Opportunity
An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other consideration prohibited by law.
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