Are you a commercially-minded legal professional ready to see your work directly influence business outcomes? We’re looking for a Legal Counsel who will be a strategic partner who will help shape the direction of JT. In this role, you’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team, you’ll advise on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions. Your insight will help the business identify opportunities, manage risk and make informed decisions that drive growth and innovation. At JT, we value smart thinking, open communication and a willingness to get stuck in and here, you’ll find a genuinely human work culture. What sets this role apart is the opportunity to truly collaborate across departments and add value beyond the legal box, contributing to initiatives in compliance, governance and ongoing process improvements to shape how legal services are delivered. JT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment and JT Family. We will ensure that all individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in job applications, interviews, onboarding processes and beyond. Should you require any support or assistance in making your application, please contact us at . - Provide sound, commercially-minded legal advice across multiple jurisdictions to a broad spectrum of business areas, including retail and enterprise sales, technical, operations and executive leadership, ensuring compliance with both domestic and foreign laws and regulations** **
Build credibility as a trusted advisor who offers solutions-oriented legal support that aligns with business goals while mitigating legal and regulatory risks** **
Display flexibility in advising on legal matters, sometimes on matters of foreign law, offering pragmatic solutions and demonstrating a strong understanding of general legal principles** **
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of legal documents, including agreements, standard terms, statements of work and legal correspondence ** **
Ensure that all documentation conforms to legal and business requirements** **
Build and manage relationships with other members of the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team, stakeholders within the business and external legal and other advisors to ensure alignment when providing legal advice** **
Assist, as required, with projects (including M&A, large-scale capex projects and legal or regulatory consultations) by providing legal insights and helping to navigate any related legal complexities ** **
Work with colleagues on requests for proposals and/or supplier and customer onboarding ** **
Assist on company secretarial matters, working (where relevant) with external service providers** **
Contribute to the development and delivery of training initiatives and materials aimed at educating employees across departments with the knowledge and tools to self-serve** **
Continuously improve internal legal processes to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and timeliness of in-house legal services** **
Qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Fellow of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or equivalent) with at least 3 years PQE** **
Experience in a corporate legal environment, with the ability to give practical and commercially viable legal advice based on a sound knowledge of general legal principles across a wide range of general corporate and commercial matters that are sometimes governed by foreign laws** **
Proficient in drafting a variety of legal documents, ensuring accuracy and legal soundness ** **
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present legal information clearly and succinctly to a wide range of internal stakeholders** **
Demonstrate the ability to quickly grasp legal and business issues, to understand the commercial impact of legal decisions on those issues and to formulate clear and practical advice, balancing legal considerations with business needs** **
High levels of integrity, discretion and professionalism in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters** **
Able to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively under pressure and meet deadlines without compromising on quality** **
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues across different departments and externally** **
An interest in the development of legal technology and its application to in-house legal services would be highly valued** **
26 days holiday
Health & Dental Insurance
Pension Scheme
Bonus Scheme
Fully discounted staff services
Professional Development
Recharge Days
JT provides colleagues with an opportunity to embrace flexibility to work the hours that suit them in a location of their choice – office, home or further afield under our Hybrid Working guidelines. Through our hybrid working initiative we have diversified the ways in which we recruit, which also means that we are now able to support posts in major global locations. The benefits that are listed above are an example of those that we provide in our key locations, if you are applying from outside of these areas, please note that your compensation package might look a little different. Our main priority is colleague wellbeing, and we hope this offers greater opportunity for a work life balance. We aim to offer this approach to all colleagues across the business, but we recognise that there are certain roles that will need to work in a specific way due to their nature, such as our colleagues working in engineering, our contact centres and our retail outlets. We are actively working with our management teams to increase flexibility wherever we can.