Job Description

Legal Counsel

Our legal and business integrity team are looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to join them on a 12 month FTC. Legal Risk and Business Integrity partners with the business, providing specialised legal, commercial and risk management support to enable confident growth. Everything from shaping and negotiating client and supplier contracts, to strategic partnerships, geographical expansion, insurance and company secretarial, restructuring, support for our corporate team (Baringa Enablement), to enterprise risk management.

What you will be doing:

• Prepare and negotiate all types of contracts with Baringa's clients and sub-contractors in line with the Baringa Contract Risk Scorecards, working closely with the consultancy staff and engagement partner. These will include Engagement Letters, MCAs, Licence Agreements, Reliance Letters, NDAs, Sub-contracts, etc.
• Prepare and negotiate supplier contracts, working closely with the relevant consultancy staff member or member of the Enablement team.
• Deliver contract risk analysis to Baringa's senior management and arrange for escalation of higher risk contract items to Baringa's risk executive group for approval.
• Liaise with Baringa's insurance brokers to ensure client contract language during negotiation remains within coverage.
• Support the Legal Director (Head of Commercial & Corporate) and Head of Commercial in the maintenance of the existing catalogue of Baringa contract templates, template clauses and model RFP responses and challenge Baringa's current positions if improvements / updates can be made.
• Undertake allocated corporate projects as required including the analysis of structures for overseas entities and to work with local law firms and Baringa's tax advisers in handling such corporate matters.
• Complete registrations at local Companies House and Data Privacy regulator as necessary.
• Review and contribute to developing and preparing commercial (pre-contract) propositions for clients from a contract risk perspective; in particular RFP, ITT and RFI responses.

Your skills and experience:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales or a Commonwealth or common law country with 2+ years PQE
• Good commercial law experience (with emphasis on contracts)
• Exposure to corporate, company secretarial and data privacy work
• In-house experience advantageous but not essential
• Strong contract drafting skills and confident negotiator
• Ability to present to and work with Baringa's Leadership Teams
• Positive, solution-finding mentality to help meet client requirements and to protect Baringa appropriately
• Organised and with an ability to work independently or as part of a small team as required

What a career at Baringa will give you:

People First

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com

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