In House Legal Counsel
The opportunity to work with a diverse global business, working with a varied workload.
HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multi-disciplinary expertise and experience.
As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide. Our experts have testified across the globe on many of the largest quantum, delay, engineering and commercial damages matters.
As part of the HKA team you can expect:
- A strong collaborative culture focused on growing and supporting the practice and our team together.
- The opportunity to be mentored and your career development supported by our Chief Legal Officer.
- The opportunity to work with a diverse global business, working with a varied workload.
The Opportunity:
Reporting to the Chief legal Officer, you will be responsible for assisting in all legal, risk and compliance matters in multiple jurisdictions, with particular focus on assisting the business in relation to contractual arrangements with clients, tenders, terms and conditions, disputes, as well as ad hoc property matters.
The role will also include supporting the Chief Legal officer in data protection and health and safety matters, updating precedents, corporate processes, policies, and pro-active and reactive advice on legal matters as well as company secretarial matters and insurance matters.
Role and responsibilities:
- Advise the business on legal issues relating to products and customers, agreements and contracting, suppliers, employment and general litigation.
- Advise the business on applicable legal and regulatory obligations, identifying and rationalising legal risk and ensuring legal input to the internal governance and compliance processes.
- Ensure that the organisation is compliant with applicable data protection rules, with all necessary roles and processes in place.
Skills and Experience:
Ideally you will possess the following skills and experience:
- Legally qualified with an appropriate degree.
- 5+ year post-qualification experience,
- A strong work ethic with the appetite to develop your career.
- Demonstrable experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts is essential.
- Experience in operating in an in-house environment will be beneficial
What we offer:
At HKA we recognise that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.
We operate a flexible working pattern both in terms of hours and location and are happy with flexible remote working.
Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. We are committed to responding to all applicants who apply by the closing date.
ED&I at HKA:
HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.
All HKA employment decisions are firstly made on merit and shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Locations
- London, UK, Birmingham, UK, Warrington, UK
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
About HKA Global
HKA is one of the world’s leading consultancy of choice for multi-disciplinary expert and specialist services in risk mitigation and dispute resolution within the capital projects and infrastructure sector.
We also have experience advising clients on the economic impact of commercial and investment treaty disputes and in forensic accounting matters.
As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide.
In House Legal Counsel
The opportunity to work with a diverse global business, working with a varied workload.
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