Legal Counsel
Job Description
Job title: Legal Counsel
Company: Carbon Trust
Job description: Location : London Job AdvertAbout the role:About us:The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. We have been pioneering decarbonisation for more than 20 years for businesses, governments, and organisations around the world.Drawing on a network of over 400 experts internationally, the Carbon Trust guides organisations through their journey to Net Zero. From strategic planning and target setting to delivery, activation, and communication – we provide smarter ways to turn intent into impact.The Legal Team is made up of a General Counsel & Company Secretary, two senior lawyers and a junior lawyer (this role). This is an opportunity to work for an organisation that understands the importance of a healthy work-life balance, it is embedded into our organisational culture. We believe that supporting our employees’ well-being contributes to their overall happiness and success. Offering a range of flexible and hybrid work opportunities, empowers our employees to manage their professional responsibilities alongside their personal lives, fostering a positive and productive work environment.Join our team and experience the benefits of a healthy work-life balance whilst making a real impact on the environment.Main duties and responsibilities:Provide timely and commercial legal advice and support on contracts with clients and partners, including in respect of consultancy, marketing, IP licensing, confidentiality agreements, negotiation of standard terms and conditions, bids and procurement.
- Proactively manage routine contractual matters and legal queries to the team, with the intention that this role will coordinate the Legal Inbox.
- Support and advise in relation to compliance including with data protection, modern slavery, anti-bribery and money-laundering laws.
- Assist with training and compliance.
- Assist the team manage real estate matters and support the organisation’s net zero commitments.
Key skills we are looking for:
- Exceptional organisational skills and an ability to prioritise
- Commercially minded, strong drafting and analytical skills
- Practical and common-sense approach with an ability to appreciate the wider reputational, commercial and business risks
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple relationships with competing priorities and to work well within a team and across the organisation
- Clear and accurate communication skills, comfortable approaching and speaking with colleagues and customers engaging both face-to-face, by email and on the phone
- Good attention to detail
- Confident and enthusiastic with a passion for Carbon Trust’s mission
Qualifications and experience:Fluent English-speaking solicitor with PQE of at least 2 years (or equivalent) experience providing commercial advice. The role would suit someone with a commercial background with experience in drafting and negotiating contracts including contracts governed by English law. While commercial contracts experience is essential, the following experience would be useful (but not a “must”):
- Intellectual property and brand protection, and associated registrations;
- Requirements of the Data Protection Act;
- Drafting compliant policies and processes;
- Public sector contracting;
- Knowledge of advertising, ‘green claims’ and consumer rights regulations;
- Working in an international organisation; and Companies Act requirements and general corporate administration.
Salary & Benefits:We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working from home and our employees are able to work from home for half of their weekly working hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please follow the link to our application page and submit your CV and a cover letter.We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience.We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.Please be aware that due to our hybrid working model the interviewing and onboarding processes may take place via video conferencing.The Carbon Trust values are integrity, ambition, collaboration and excellence. Hours 37.5
Department Legal
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Upwards of £55,000 pa – Commensurate with experience
Expected salary:
Location: London
