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Rosehill
New Barn Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 3LZ

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Legal Counsel

South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill - Hybrid

To support in the provision of timely, outcomes focused and commercially astute legal advice with a focus on contracts, company, intellectual property and procurement, to support the charity and its trading subsidiary, UCAS Media. Taking a risk-based approach to legal advice, you will work with Senior Legal Counsel and Governance teams to ensure legal advice is robust and pragmatic.

Key accountabilities:

As Legal Counsel your role will encompass all areas of law arising in the operation of the business. With a focus which includes (but is not limited to):-

• Identifying legal risks within the company and advising on appropriate ways to manage and mitigate such risks that are relevant and proportionate to UCAS and its activities.

You will support the Legal and Governance teams with: -

• Updating/upkeeping effectively completed legal agreements/advice and legal precedents.

• Maintaining our Legal and Regulatory Register, including keeping up to date with legislative changes which may impact on UCAS’ business in terms of compliance.

For a full list of accountabilities see attached role profile.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• You will be a qualified solicitor or legal executive with a proven track record of drafting and advising on commercial contracts and procurement

• You will have experience of identifying and managing legal risk across a diverse legal portfolio utilizing a risk based approach to delivering pragmatic advice and guidance.

• Ideally you will have experience in an in-house environment.

• Strong technical skills and attention to detail particularly in contractual matters is essential.

• You will be a team player who works collaboratively with a positive and proactive approach which is outcomes focused.

• You will need to have a can-do attitude as well as a willingness to work flexibly not only with your subject matter, but also working with colleagues of differing skills and experience.

• You must be approachable and be able to present your legal advice in a plain and concise manner.

Pacakge

Salary - up to £50,000

• 30 days annual leave (pro rata for part time) (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!)

• Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy

• A generous pension scheme

• Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with Perkbox

• Internal training and development

• Subsidised gym and café

• Be rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme

How to apply

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