We have a brilliant new opportunity for a
Legal Counsel, Commercial Legal Services
to join our Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and Secretariat Function (LRECS). Reporting directly to our General Counsel for Legal Shared Service, you will be a key member of a strong, high performing legal team that is closely engaged with the business and aligned to its objectives. Location:
We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. The successful candidate will, however, need to be comfortable commuting to our Windsor office on at least a weekly basis and to our other locations as may be needed. What will you do? You will support a wide variety of legal work including supporting the customer facing businesses of British Gas. This will include the procurement of goods and services, the development of partnerships and collaborative arrangements with 3rd parties, and drafting of energy supply arrangements for businesses. The role is a broad commercial position with a focus on balancing the need for clear and pragmatic commercial advice while ensuring compliance with the laws and regulations governing the supply of energy and services to consumers and businesses. Key areas will include: Delivering high quality, high impact, high value legal and commercial support across the business with the right balance of risk awareness and pragmatism. Supporting the businesses in managing operational and regulatory risks, including the development and delivery of key policies, training and guidance to the business to better manage legal risk. Structuring, drafting, negotiating and facilitating non-standard contracts of major impact to Centrica. Providing advice to senior stakeholders on key business decisions, policy and customer journeys. Procuring advice and support from the wider Legal, Regulatory, Ethics, Compliance and Company Secretariat ("LRECS") team on any other legal or regulatory matters that arise including privacy, IP, dispute resolution, employment or commercial issues and changes to regulation and legislation. Keeping informed of industry-specific laws and regulations and ensuring that appropriate risk management strategies are in place. Instructing and managing external lawyers and third parties where appropriate to ensure appropriate and cost-effective advice is provided to the business. Developing strong stakeholder relationships and networks within the function and the other business units to support the delivery of objectives and the management of risk. Who are we looking for? As a professionally qualified Lawyer, with demonstrable experience, the variety of the work means that you must be able to consistently exhibit a highly flexible and inquisitive approach to not only how you and the business deliver services, but also in your range of legal work. You must have the ability to manage a diverse set of stakeholders, be able to prioritise effectively and deliver high quality commercially savvy work. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of consumer and commercial law in the UK, an interest in technology law, energy and net zero, and an understanding of energy regulation would be beneficial. Key legal skills: Experience of drafting contracts and negotiating commercial agreements with a range of complexity. Expressing complex concepts in plain and simple language. Pragmatic and clear advice focused on delivering solutions. Interpretation of and advice on regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing risk and commercial objectives. We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer.
Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Our people are the beating heart of our business.
We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows: Competitive salary and bonus potential. Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap. Pension scheme. Company Funded Healthcare Plan. 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days. Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance. We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future.
And we're making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.
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Legal Counsel, Commercial Legal Services
to join our Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and Secretariat Function (LRECS). Reporting directly to our General Counsel for Legal Shared Service, you will be a key member of a strong, high performing legal team that is closely engaged with the business and aligned to its objectives. Location:
We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. The successful candidate will, however, need to be comfortable commuting to our Windsor office on at least a weekly basis and to our other locations as may be needed. What will you do? You will support a wide variety of legal work including supporting the customer facing businesses of British Gas. This will include the procurement of goods and services, the development of partnerships and collaborative arrangements with 3rd parties, and drafting of energy supply arrangements for businesses. The role is a broad commercial position with a focus on balancing the need for clear and pragmatic commercial advice while ensuring compliance with the laws and regulations governing the supply of energy and services to consumers and businesses. Key areas will include: Delivering high quality, high impact, high value legal and commercial support across the business with the right balance of risk awareness and pragmatism. Supporting the businesses in managing operational and regulatory risks, including the development and delivery of key policies, training and guidance to the business to better manage legal risk. Structuring, drafting, negotiating and facilitating non-standard contracts of major impact to Centrica. Providing advice to senior stakeholders on key business decisions, policy and customer journeys. Procuring advice and support from the wider Legal, Regulatory, Ethics, Compliance and Company Secretariat ("LRECS") team on any other legal or regulatory matters that arise including privacy, IP, dispute resolution, employment or commercial issues and changes to regulation and legislation. Keeping informed of industry-specific laws and regulations and ensuring that appropriate risk management strategies are in place. Instructing and managing external lawyers and third parties where appropriate to ensure appropriate and cost-effective advice is provided to the business. Developing strong stakeholder relationships and networks within the function and the other business units to support the delivery of objectives and the management of risk. Who are we looking for? As a professionally qualified Lawyer, with demonstrable experience, the variety of the work means that you must be able to consistently exhibit a highly flexible and inquisitive approach to not only how you and the business deliver services, but also in your range of legal work. You must have the ability to manage a diverse set of stakeholders, be able to prioritise effectively and deliver high quality commercially savvy work. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of consumer and commercial law in the UK, an interest in technology law, energy and net zero, and an understanding of energy regulation would be beneficial. Key legal skills: Experience of drafting contracts and negotiating commercial agreements with a range of complexity. Expressing complex concepts in plain and simple language. Pragmatic and clear advice focused on delivering solutions. Interpretation of and advice on regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing risk and commercial objectives. We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer.
Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Our people are the beating heart of our business.
We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows: Competitive salary and bonus potential. Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap. Pension scheme. Company Funded Healthcare Plan. 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days. Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance. We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future.
And we're making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.
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