Legal Advisor
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Overview
Were Kingfisher A team made up of over 74000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q Screwfix Brico Depot Castorama and Koctas - to life. Thats right were big but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And thats where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working both of hours and location. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices located in London Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
An excellent opportunity has become available for a forward-thinking Legal Advisor to join the Kingfisher Group Legal Team on a 12-month FTC. Based in our Paddington office the role sits within the Offer & Sourcing Goods for Resale Legal Team and youll act as a commercially orientated legal business partner to the brand and global sourcing functions particularly the brand content creation and digital social media teams and sourcing teams.
Whats the job
- Provision of robust legally accurate commercially oriented advice to the Groups brand and sourcing teams in relation to:
- business to consumer marketing materials and agency/influencer engagements in respect of marketing on products at point of sale and online to ensure compliance with applicable law regulations and best practice; and
- general commercial contracts.
- Coordinate and deliver training updates to the business on key legal and compliance matters best practice and applicable processes.
- Utilise the established contract management system and find opportunities for streamlining processes / automation that will optimally support stakeholders to self-serve.
- Provide support in implementing designated compliance initiatives.
What youll bring
- England & Wales / commonwealth qualified lawyer with minimum 2 years PQE
- Prior experience required relating to business to consumer marketing contracts and/or digital and social media agency/influencer/content creator engagements
- Prior experience of sustainability / green claims best practice would be an advantage
- Prior in-house experience desirable (preferably in a large-branded multinational and/or branded retailer or FMCG environment)
- Strong drafting experience
- Proven negotiation and business partnering skills
- Ability to speak any of the following languages would be helpful but is not required French Polish Spanish Portuguese Cantonese Mandarin or Turkish.
Be Customer Focussed constantly improving our customers experience
- I listen to my customers
- I use available data to help make decisions
Be Human acting with humanity and care
- I do the right thing
- I am respectful
Be Curious thrive on learning thinking beyond the obvious
- I build and share new ideas
- I try new things and share my learnings
Be Agile working with trust pace and agility
- I have courage to be creative
- Done is better than perfect I aim for 80/20
Be Inclusive acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
- I embrace allyship
- I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
Be Accountable championing the plan to deliver results and growth
- I own my actions
- I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested Great apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Court Proceedings
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Private Practice
- Legal Documents
- Trial Preparation
- Labor Law
- Legal Advice
- Arbitration Law
About Company
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,360 stores in nine countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, Tradepoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 77,000 colleagues
