Senior Legal Counsel

Completed applications must be received no later than midnight on Friday 14th June.

Job ID 10284
Location Folkestone, United Kingdom
Company Eurotunnel Services Limited
Department Legal
Job type Full-Time, Permanent,
Salary Competitive (DOE), plus attractive benefits package.

The Role
Senior Legal Counsel plays a pivotal role in the legal department providing guidance and assistance to colleagues to meet the legal needs of Eurotunnel and the Getlink group in the UK and France.
Senior Legal Counsel will assist with the provision of all commercial legal services required by Eurotunnel and the wider Getlink Group including ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Principal Accountabilities, Qualifications, and Experience
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and approving a wide range of upstream and downstream commercial contracts across the business including the supply of various goods and services, rail-related construction and engineering projects, IT/IP contracts, and marketing/advertising agreements.
• Liaising with colleagues across the business to identify the legal considerations arising from our day-to-day operational and commercial activities.
• Working closely with other business functions, ensuring that key stakeholders are appropriately involved and/or informed of progress and developments.
• Working with the Head of Legal UK and the Legal Director to meet the objectives of the legal department.
• Assisting and contributing to bi-national work between legal team members.
• Identifying and mitigating legal risks for the Group’s operational and commercial activities.
• Providing training to members of the legal team on key UK legal issues and risks and arranging training for colleagues across our business.
• Providing legal advice and recommendations on regulatory and compliance related requirements across the Getlink Group of companies; in particular, advising on and assisting with the development and implementation of the Group’s Data Protection and Competition law policies.
• You will be a UK qualified solicitors/barrister 5+ years PQE.
• Ideally you will have a mix of private practice and in-house legal experience dealing with corporate, commercial and regulatory related issues.
• You will be fluent in English. Fluency in French is highly desirable but not essential.

If you wish to apply for this opportunity please apply via Getlink Careers.

Please Note: From 1 January 2021, non-British and non-Irish nationals who do not already hold a UK immigration status will be required to obtain a visa in order to be able to work in the UK. Prior to applying for this role, please ensure that you are permitted to apply.

For further information, please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.