Location: Huddersfield or Darlington, with hybrid working
Salary: Competitive base salary + bonus
We have a new, brilliant opportunity for a qualified Solicitor to join our Group Legal function as our Legal Counsel. Joining us at Redde Northgate Plc, your role will be critical in managing legal risk by advising and supporting the commercial team and board during the tendering and negotiation phases of commercial transactions, to ensure implementation of relevant risk management policies.
As our Group Legal Counsel, your day to day will largely involve advising, drafting, revising, and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts and providing legal advice as required by the business on a variety of matters from contract interpretation to developments and changes in relevant legislation.
Join ZIGUP as a Legal Counsel and enjoy some outstanding benefits ...
Of course, there's a great basic salary, but that's just the beginning, our most popular benefits include...
Salary – Competitive based on experience, enhanced by a generous annual bonus
Annual Leave - Start with 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service. Of course, you'll have public holidays too and an extra day's leave to celebrate your birthday!
Pension - Generous employer contributions of 5%
Financial Benefits - Enjoy the security of free life assurance, a save-as-you-earn scheme, an employee referral scheme (earning £1,000 per referral), and our Benefits App with discounts and cashback at top retailers like Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q, and Wickes.
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Services - Access our colleague assistance programme with 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy plus cycle to work, eyecare vouchers, Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan and Travel Insurance.
Motoring Benefits - Take advantage of exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes, discounted repairs, and reduced rates on weekend car and van hires.
Wagestream - A free financial wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay, helps you save, provides financial advice and offers even more discounts on your shopping.
About You
- First and foremost, you will be a qualified Solicitor holding a practicing certificate with at least 3-5 years post qualification legal experience in the commercial field as either an in-house or private practise Solicitor.
- You will be experienced in drafting and negotiating contracts, have knowledge of commercial transactions and the ability to look beyond the documentation and consider the business aspects involved.
- You are customer focused with good negotiation and communication skills and ability to build strong relationships with internal clients and external agencies.
- You'll have sound grounding in commercial law and will ideally have a good level of general legal knowledge in areas such as procurement.
- You're able to think of creative solutions and provide guidance and answers rather than ‘the letter of the law'.
- You have sound commercial judgement and commercial awareness with an interest in the wider business and its ventures.
- You're tenacious with high attention to detail.
About Us
ZIGUP is a leading integrated mobility solutions provider. We're trusted by many of the UKs leading insurance and leasing companies, fleet operators, OEMs and blue-chip corporates, delivering a wide array of solutions from vehicle rental and fleet management to accident management, vehicle repairs, service and maintenance.
Our Purpose? Keeping customers moving, smarter.
We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.
Keep your career moving, smarter.