You need experience in commercial contracts, ability to meet project timelines, work collaboratively, and interpret legal issues to meet commercial needs.

You will provide legal support for property contracts, manage external legal teams, engage with stakeholders, advise on contract structuring and negotiation, maintain contracts repository, support corporate governance, attend project meetings, lead project calls, provide input on legal processes, and deliver timely and clear legal advice aligned with commercial objectives.

Legal

United Kingdom

Leeds

Large

ASDA is a British supermarket retailer that operates a chain of hypermarkets, supermarkets, and grocery stores in the United Kingdom. The company's primary focus is on providing a wide range of products, including groceries, clothing, electronics, and home goods, to customers at affordable prices. ASDA's ultimate mission revolves around offering value for money, quality products, and convenience to shoppers. As one of the leading retail chains in the UK, ASDA aims to make shopping more accessible and budget-friendly for diverse customer needs. Their purpose is deeply rooted in serving communities by supplying essential goods and fostering a positive shopping experience for customers across the country.

Retail & Consumer Goods

Asda

Retail

<ul><li>Job Reference Code:&nbsp;R-021398</li><li>Employment Type:&nbsp;Full time</li><li>Contract Type:&nbsp;Fixed Term (Fixed Term)</li><li>Hours Per Week:&nbsp;37.5</li><li>Salary:&nbsp;Competitive salary plus benefits</li><li>Category:&nbsp;Professional Lawyers</li><li>Closing Date:&nbsp;11 July 2024</li></ul>“Everything about Asda”<ul><li>We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.</li><li>Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.</li><li>We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.</li></ul>“Everything you'll love.”<ul><li>Hybrid&nbsp;and flexible working&nbsp;– everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.</li><li>Discretionary bonus&nbsp;– Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.</li><li>Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit&nbsp;– Looking forward to the future.</li><li>Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays&nbsp;– Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.</li><li>4 weekly pay&nbsp;– which means you get an extra payday a year.</li><li>Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions&nbsp;– Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.</li><li>Discount off your shopping at Asda and George&nbsp;- with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.</li><li>Career development and apprenticeship and&nbsp;graduate&nbsp;schemes&nbsp;- we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.</li><li>Free city centre parking&nbsp;– you can also use it outside working hours.</li><li>Plus, much more!</li></ul>“That's more like it.”“Find your role”.<ul><li>Fixed Term contract until September 2025</li><li>This position is a role with full accountability for the day to day support on property contracts, terminations and contract management as well as leading process improvement projects. You would support one of the Senior Managers who is responsible for the legal advice for the Property Function.</li><li>Manage external legal team on specific outsourced projects (where relevant)</li><li>Engage with stakeholders who input to the contracts e.g. Info Sec, Privacy, Finance</li><li>Accountable for the legal advice for each matter assigned to the role, with support from the SM responsible for the Business Unit, including:-</li><li>Advice on how to best structure arrangements with external suppliers;</li><li>The negotiation and drafting of the legal documentation to support those arrangements;</li><li>Continuous improvement and best in class contract advice</li><li>Idea generation and implementation of (where appropriate) legal self-service goals</li><li>Maintaining MI and one version of the truth contracts repository in respect of those contracts assigned to the role.</li><li>Supporting corporate governance for all contracts assigned to the role.</li><li>Attending project meetings (where required)</li><li>Leading regular project manager level calls to touch in on all contracts and/or the pipeline</li><li>Providing input to legal processes and standard documents</li><li>Ensuring legal advice is delivered in a timely, clear and accessible way and gives appropriate weight to the business unit's commercial requirements and aims</li><li>Partners with project managers and stakeholders to deliver the business unit's legal requirements.</li></ul>“Let's find out about you.”<ul><li>Experience of providing legal advice on commercial contracts or a complementary area of law e.g. corporate, litigation, etc .</li><li>A track record of delivering contracts to project timelines</li><li>Ability to work cross-functionally and ensure engagement of stakeholders</li><li>Ability to overlay legal issues in an accessible way and taking into account the commercial requirements</li></ul>“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.<ul><li>We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.</li></ul>Work Where it Works<ul><li>Our&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.</li><li>You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -</li><li>Discretionary company bonus</li><li>£5,700 company car or car allowance</li><li>Company pension up to 7% matched</li><li>10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.</li><li>We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves</li></ul>Why Asda?<ul><li>We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.</li><li>Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.</li><li>Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities.&nbsp;With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores.&nbsp;£60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.</li></ul>

Job Reference Code: R-021398Employment Type: Full timeContract Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Hours Per Week: 37.5Salary: Competitive salary plus benefitsCategory: Professional LawyersClosing Date: 11 July 2024“Everything about Asda”We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.“Everything you'll love.”Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.Plus, much more!“That's more like it.”“Find your role”.Fixed Term contract until September 2025This position is a role with full accountability for the day to day support on property contracts, terminations and contract management as well as leading process improvement projects. You would support one of the Senior Managers who is responsible for the legal advice for the Property Function.Manage external legal team on specific outsourced projects (where relevant)Engage with stakeholders who input to the contracts e.g. Info Sec, Privacy, FinanceAccountable for the legal advice for each matter assigned to the role, with support from the SM responsible for the Business Unit, including:-Advice on how to best structure arrangements with external suppliers;The negotiation and drafting of the legal documentation to support those arrangements;Continuous improvement and best in class contract adviceIdea generation and implementation of (where appropriate) legal self-service goalsMaintaining MI and one version of the truth contracts repository in respect of those contracts assigned to the role.Supporting corporate governance for all contracts assigned to the role.Attending project meetings (where required)Leading regular project manager level calls to touch in on all contracts and/or the pipelineProviding input to legal processes and standard documentsEnsuring legal advice is delivered in a timely, clear and accessible way and gives appropriate weight to the business unit's commercial requirements and aimsPartners with project managers and stakeholders to deliver the business unit's legal requirements.“Let's find out about you.”Experience of providing legal advice on commercial contracts or a complementary area of law e.g. corporate, litigation, etc .A track record of delivering contracts to project timelinesAbility to work cross-functionally and ensure engagement of stakeholdersAbility to overlay legal issues in an accessible way and taking into account the commercial requirements“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.Work Where it WorksOur hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -Discretionary company bonus£5,700 company car or car allowanceCompany pension up to 7% matched10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselvesWhy Asda?We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities. With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores. £60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.

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