Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Retail) – 39 hours

Job title:

Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Retail) – 39 hours

Company

Pets at Home

Job description

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If you continue without changing your settings, we’ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies from this website.Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Retail) – 39 hoursFull-timeRef: 27435Hours: Full-timeContracted Hours: 39Contract Type: PermanentLocation: Chester House, Epsom Ave, Handforth, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, SK9 3RNDescriptionLegal Counsel – Retail (3+ years PQE)Either full-time (39 hours per week) or part-time (31 hours per week) working pattern.Location: We welcome applications from those looking for hybrid working, based 2 days in our Handforth (Cheshire) Office.Competitive package, including excellent offering.About UsPets at Home Group Plc is the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pets and their owners with the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from over 450 pet care centres, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. The Group also operates a leading small animal veterinary business, with over 440 veterinary general practices located both in our pet care centres and in standalone locations.“We put pets first” is our number one value at Pets at Home. Every colleague has a part to play to ensure that we deliver on this value every day. Our love and understanding of pets led us to develop our long-term goal to improve the life of every pet in the UK.This covers not only the pets in our care, the pets of owners that use our products and services but also the pets that we can help through our charity work and through educating and advocating for change in society and the wider pet care and veterinary industry.Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and it’s our people that make the real difference.This role represents a fantastic opportunity to come and work for an award-winning company, who put people at the very heart of everything they do.About the roleWe are looking for a Legal Counsel to advise on Retail matters across the business, which includes providing close support to key internal stakeholders. You will report directly to our Head of Legal, Retail and work closely with the Head of Legal, Vets and other members of our friendly and welcoming legal team.As a Legal Counsel, your key responsibilities will include:

• Advising on Retail matters across the business, including general commercial contracts
• Working closely our Retail leaders and colleagues to ensure we maintain best practice across the organisation.
• Supporting Retail-related forums across the business.
• Advising on legal matters including pricing, marketing, advertising and other consumer related issues.
• Drafting, reviewing, and evaluating internal policies, templates and legal documents when necessary.
• Organising, updating, and delivering legal and compliance training for colleagues.

About you….what we would like you to bring to our role and business

• A degree in law (UK qualification preferred) with 3+ years PQE in a law firm or in-house.
• In-depth knowledge of general commercial contracts and (ideally) retail agreements, including drafting and negotiating such contracts.
• Solid experience of advising on such matters.
• Experience/knowledge of providing general commercial advice.
• In-house experience would be desirable, but we also welcome applications from individuals looking for a move in-house from relevant disciplines, including commercial/corporate and dispute resolution.
• Good communication skills with a good command of spoken and written English.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills., with an attention to detail and a commercially pragmatic attitude.
• Ability to work independently and with respect for reporting procedures.
• Ability to draft legal documents/summaries/emails in a concise and thorough manner and in plain language.
• To respond efficiently to routine legal questions or issues.
• Ability to identify and analyse core Retail issues.
• Stay on top of regulatory changes and key case law.
• A proactive ”can do” attitude.
• Be comfortable working both collaboratively and independently within a hybrid working environment.
• Proficiency in Office 365 and a good command of IT skills.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to take on an exciting and challenging role and grow your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.Benefit Package:In addition to the basic salary, we also offer the below headline benefits;

• Annual bonus potential of 15% of salary (based on both company and individual performance)
• Annual leave entitlement of 36 days (inc. Bank Hols) rising to 38 after two years of employment. The holiday year runs April-March
• Extra day off for birthday
• Single Cover Healthcare
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and paid leave for fertility treatment.
• Restricted stock plan potential of 10% of salary, annually
• Life Assurance x 4
• Company pension contribution of 6.5% (minimum personal contribution of 2.5%)
• Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (Pets at Home, Groom Room, Vet Practice)
• Annual sharesave scheme

Organisation: Pets at HomeDate Posted: 03-11-2024Expiry Date: 15-11-2024

Expected salary

Location

Handforth, Cheshire

Job date

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:44:40 GMT

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