Senior Legal Counsel

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Overview

Do you want to be help enrich the lives of learners worldwide?

At RM, we've been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector supporting over 10 million students around the world. We work with 28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes worldwide.

This role will support RM's TTS business. TTS works closely with teachers and education professionals to develop hundreds of innovative and unique resources for learners at all stages of their lives - from preschool to higher education and professional. From furniture and stationery to our innovative programming robot 'Loti-bot', the quality resources TTS provide enhances educational outcomes and gives every child, every day, a reason to love learning.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

As Senior Legal Counsel you will be part of the Group Legal Team supporting TTS, which is based in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. The role is broad and high profile, working with the TTS Executive team and providing advice and guidance across all areas of the TTS business. TTS is at an exciting stage of development as it looks to build further upon its UK and international success. In particular, TTS is looking to greatly expand its international capabilities and presence and you will be a key part of that, helping with company and legal strategy, contracting structures and templates and seeking external advice where necessary.

Being a broad, inhouse counsel role, you will draft and negotiate customer, distributor, supplier and manufacturer contracts and build, manage and update TTS's standard terms and conditions for these functions. The role also covers providing support for the businesses' existing functions in compliance, product safety and ESG. You will work alongside RM's Internal Audit function and contribute to the risk management programme and support the drafting and implementation of policies where appropriate. You will support the business with disputes and litigation where these arise.

TTS has a portfolio of products that have been designed and developed by our award winning product development teams. Apart from working on the agreements to support the design, development and manufacture of these products, you will also manage the businesses' IP portfolio, with assistance from outside counsel where required.

Experience

Experience

The ideal candidate would already have significant experience working for a retail business with an international portfolio. Whilst TTS is focused on B2B sales, experience of a B2C sales environment would be an advantage.

Whilst RM has a well-established and experienced Product Safety team, knowledge of and experience with Product Safety law would be an advantage.

The position requires the following:

• Qualitied to practise law in England & Wales or a compatible common law system with several years of post-qualification experience.
• The ability to interpret, draft and negotiate contractual documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective planning and organising skills to handle the variety of work, and to prioritise activities.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent team working skills.
• The ability to recognise, assess, interpret, and mitigate risk.
• Own and manage relationships with senior staff and senior customer and partner contacts outside of RM.
• Resident in and right to work in the UK.

What's in it for you?

At RM we have "My Work Blend @RM" which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options to suit them. As well as your office base in Hucknall, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations in the UK that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process. We expect how we make best use of hybrid working may continue to adapt as we adjust to our new ways of working.

As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself a bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.

To better reflect the society that we serve, we're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work. We also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.