In House Legal Counsel

About the role

We are looking for a proactive and positive Commercial Lawyer to help advise on a wide range of legal matters associated with our global activities. This is a broad and exciting role with exposure to many different jurisdictions. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of legal disciplines including mergers and acquisitions company law contract reviews software technology intellectual property disputes claims and insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Draft review negotiate and advise on a variety of complex commercial contracts which may include distributor or dealer agreements supply contracts procurement agreements and aftersales service agreements etc.

• Cooperate with the business team to prepare for the public procurement procedures.

• Provide legal advice to business managers to ensure that legal issues are identified and resolved and that legal risk is managed appropriately.

• Handle legal disputes including coordination of litigation/arbitration procedures and collaboration with external lawyers.

• Provide support on legal compliance matters.

• Summarize potential risks of current business activities and provide training to the business team.

• Liaise and cooperate with the legal team in the Netherlands.

Required skills qualifications and experience:

• Newly Qualified (NQ) solicitor 3 years PQE (Post Qualification Experience). Or equivalent experience of professional legal relevant experience either in private practice with a reputable national firm or inhouse.

• Experience in private practice and in the automotive industry is a strong plus.

• Experience in commercial contract matters corporate law and legal compliance.

• Good commercial/transactional negotiation skills particularly in crosscultural and multijurisdictional transactions.

• Able to develop and implement legal strategies and solutions.

• Demonstrate excellent analytical skills precise and able to multitask effectively.

• Proactive diligent team player and able to work independently.

• Excellent command of English both verbally and in writing knowledge of Chinese is a plus.

We offer:

• Performance and experiencebased competitive remuneration (quarterly paid bonus);
• 25 holidays UK Public holidays;
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme;
• Department & company wide teambuilding events;
• An exciting opportunity to be part of European transition to Zero Emissions transportation and decarbonization of the economy.

Our Purpose is tobuild a zeroemission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a World of clean air. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team