About the job
Legal Counsel
12 – 18 month fixed term contract
Based in Burton Upon Trent
What you will be doing
This role would be focused on providing legal support primarily for supply chain and logistics, supporting the business on contractual matters by negotiating, drafting, and advising on commercial contracts, taking a solution oriented and pragmatic approach to commercial and operational risks.
There would be an expectation to provide general legal advice on several broader areas to support the business on a day-today basis, including intellectual property, compliance, data protection, risk management, external counsel management, policy drafting and implementation.
As part of a small legal team, there will be potential for exposure to a wide range of activities, both strategic and operational, across all parts of the business. The candidate would be expected to be agile and adaptable, with an ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of teams across the business.
What we need from you
- Qualification as a Solicitor in England and Wales
- Candidates with 3+ years PQE would likely have the relevant skills and experience for this role, but we would be happy to consider applications from candidates outside of this PQE range who have the relevant experience.
- A strong commercial law background and a good understanding of issues relating to protection of confidentiality, intellectual property, and data privacy
- Experience of IT contracts would be beneficial
- In-house experience would be preferable
- Good IT skills
Person Profile
- A positive attitude and the ability to work autonomously when required
- Organised and detail oriented
- Good time management and ability to prioritise effectively
- Good initiative and excellent communication skills
- Solid drafting and negotiating skills
- Depending on the location and level of experience of the candidate, a hybrid working model would be considered
Why work for Waterstones
Waterstones is the cornerstone of bookselling across the UK and Ireland. Joining Waterstones means being an active part in a success story that began in 1982, and books are as popular now as the day we started.
Trading across the UK, Ireland and Europe, we are present in over 300 shopping locations, where Waterstones continues to thrive, each year actively pursuing a programme of new bookshop openings. Online at Waterstones.com, we meanwhile mirror the essence of our bookshops, further showcasing the unique enthusiasm and knowledge of our booksellers.
If you have the relevant essential experience and you are interested, we would love to hear from you.
Waterstones is committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and is dedicated toward eliminating unlawful discrimination.
Our aim is to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel fully respected and to be able to give their best.
Diversity Statement
At Waterstones, we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair and inclusive to people from all backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and we strive to promote an inclusive work culture.
We are working hard to ensure our recruitment processes are free from bias, and our aim is to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel fully respected and able to give their best.
Reasonable Adjustments
We understand that some disabled applicants may, due to the nature of their disability, find some parts of the recruitment process challenging. If you need any reasonable adjustments during any part of the interview process, please make these known either to your interviewer or the person you liaise with when setting up your interview.