Legal Counsel Cardiff, Wales
Job description
The WRU Group Legal Counsel’s role is to act as the operational lead providing advice to the WRU Group on a broad range of legal issues. This is to include sponsorship agreements, media rights arrangements, competition agreements, match agreements, venue hire arrangements, image rights, property, estate management, employment, litigation, data protection and intellectual property matters).
The Person
- Qualified Solicitor with approximately 10 years PQE
- Commercial experience of working across a broad range of legal matters to include property, intellectual property, data protection and litigation
The Role
- Acting as the primary legal contact on relevant matters across the WRU Group’s work, as directed
- Lead the Legal Affairs team and activities on a day-to-day basis
- Line management the WRU Group Solicitor
- Identify and implement improvements to sustain a high performing Legal Affairs team and function
- Negotiate, draft and complete all necessary legal agreements and other documentation
- Review, draft, complete and implement identified corporate policies and procedures
- Pro-actively review and keep precedent documents up to date and ensure that internal compliance requirements and processes are reviewed, updated and fulfilled
- Lead on relevant legal matters as they relate to and interact with World Rugby, 6 Nations, EPCR and Pro 14
- Proactively identify, evaluate and manage business legal risks whilst implementing appropriate solutions
The Perks
As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:
- Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution,
matched by WRU)
- Life assurance scheme
- WRU Group Ticket Allocation
- Employee assistance programme
- Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
- Free stadium parking and gym
- WRU Group store and
tour discounts
- WRU Group partnership
offers
- Eye Care Voucher Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Celtic Collection Hotel Discounts
Our Values
The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace: Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour
Inclusion at WRU Group
The WRU Group are committed to providing a Jersey for All. This includes the people who work for and with us. We are ambitious about providing a people first culture where everyone can belong, be heard and respected. We are happy to talk to you about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan (REPLACEMENT_STRING2028) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £75,000.00-£85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff
Application deadline: 22/09/2023
