Senior Legal Counsel Europe & Africa

Location

Knottingley, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel Europe & Africa

As member of Group Legal & Compliance to ensure the prompt delivery of accurate legal advice in the fields of corporate, contract and general commercial law as well as on compliance and litigation related matters.

Key responsibilities;

To manage the corporate housekeeping of a number of the group’s European subsidiaries and to ensure their overall compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. Review of the group’s commercial contracts in Europe and Africa, with a focus on procurement and renewable energy contracts. To provide legal advice to the business in relation to claims and litigation matters of the group’s subsidiaries in Europe.

The job requires a generalist who is able to provide legal advice in various jurisdictions on a broad area of different fields of law. In addition, the position requires an expert on contract law, ideally familiar with the packaging industry and renewable energy contracts.

Flexibility and decision making; On contractual and general commercial matters, the position takes independent decisions after coordination with the involved procurement manager and the General Counsel Europe & Africa. On corporate matters, the position submits proposals to the General Counsel Europe & Africa to get final sign off for implementation

Education/ Training

• English law degree; additional degree in a continental European jurisdiction a distinct plus;

Experience

• Min 10 years of professional work experience in an international environment and working on commercial matters;
• Experience with renewable energy contracts and/or real property law is a distinct plus;

Competencies

• Speaks English (working language);
• Legal generalist with capacity to adapt quickly to new fields of law/jurisdictions;
• Expert knowledge in contract law;
• Strong intercultural competences to interact with a team of lawyers of different jurisdictions;
• Strong communication skills to interact with commercial and operational teams;

Special skills/competencies

• reliable, transparent, discreet, persistent, rigorous, sense of humour and can do attitude, mobility.
• Able to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly while maintaining a sense of composure and calm.
• Ability to manage negotiations and demands of business contacts.
• Strong communication skills to interact with business contacts of all levels
• Commercial and business law generalist.
• The job will require occasional travelling.

About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!

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