Senior Legal Counsel

☞ Mazars

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Brentford South East Wembley Wandsworth

Category: Accounting / Auditing

Industry: Legal

Job type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

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Job description

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

Job Purpose

To provide legal support to the business in the areas of liability risk management and professional indemnity claims.

Role and Responsibilities
  • Providing accurate, relevant and timely advice on a variety of topics relating to the firm’s business and its services;
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements such as supplier agreements, confidentiality agreements, hold harmless letters, consultancy agreements, settlement agreements.
  • Managing and mitigating legal risks by applying the firm’s policies and procedures;
  • Reviewing contracts supplied by prospective clients, assisting in tender submissions and reviewing and advising on changes to the firm’s engagement letters;
  • Promoting legal and risk management best practice throughout the firm;
  • Communicating with and managing external counsel;
  • Designing and delivering legal training;
  • Staying up to date with changes to legislation that directly affect the firm’s business and industry;
  • Assisting in dealing with claims, complaints and regulatory investigations.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
  • Qualified solicitor with a minimum of 10 years + PQE.
  • Experience in commercial matters, litigation and liability risk management - essential.
  • Senior position held within in house legal department in accountancy firm or financial services company - essential.
  • Able to demonstrate a high level of technical knowledge.
  • Strong communication skills are required together with the ability to work under time pressure and to deadlines.
  • Ensures client expectations and issues are understood, developing collaborative relationships.
  • Demonstrates good judgement – ability to make decisions under pressure.
  • Analytical and opinion writing ability and problem solving.
  • Ability to advise on litigation/claims and to manage external lawyers where necessary
  • Solution based approach

Inclusion and Diversity

At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.

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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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