Senior Legal Counsel

You will, either directly or with the support of external lawyers, be responsible for negotiating contracts with new and existing customers and suppliers, managing disputes, providing ad-hoc legal advice on a wide variety of subjects and assisting the preparation of transaction documentation for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate projects. You will also be responsible for helping to establish a pro-active approach to legal risk and compliance across the business.

Our legal team provides commercially focused legal support across the operational and functional divisions of the Pact business on a broad range of subject matters.

Senior Legal Counsel partner closely with all areas of our business and external advisors and will work as part of a small, dynamic and supportive team of in-house lawyers, who are committed to business improvement and innovation.

Reporting to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, your role sits within the group structure and as such is part of a legal team with a global remit. 

You will, either directly or with the support of external lawyers, be responsible for negotiating contracts with new and existing customers and suppliers, managing disputes, providing ad-hoc legal advice on a wide variety of subjects and assisting the preparation of transaction documentation for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate projects. You will also be responsible for helping to establish a pro-active approach to legal risk and compliance across the business.

Your key responsibilities will be to support and advise in the following areas;

• Commercial Contracting 
• General legal advice
• Dispute resolution
• Regulatory support and advice
• Project and M&A 
• Legal continuous improvement
• drafting, negotiating, finalising and implementing a range of commercial arrangements such as supply and procurement agreements; capital works projects; licence arrangements;
• providing advice on how best to structure commercial relationships with Pact’s counterparties and the benefits and risks of certain contractual positions.
• managing insurance claim disputes.

Your skills and experience

• Prior experience (8+ years) in general commercial law in a private practice or in house environment;
• Experience in FMCG, property, competition, dispute resolution, IP, OHS, HR/IR or IT would be advantageous but not essential;
• Experience in advising on legal matters in Asia would be advantageous but not essential;
• Excellent oral and written communication, with ability to adjust style appropriate to the audience;
• Ability to quickly form working relationships and gain credibility with senior management;
• Ability to work autonomously and with the support of other members of the legal team as required;
• Ability to appreciate the strategic and commercial implications of decisions and the impact on the business;
• Innovative, enthusiastic and versatile with a proactive ‘problem-solving’ approach to practice; and
• Professionalism, integrity, and ability to maintain confidentiality is essential..