Job Summary:
Reporting directly to the gategroup General Counsel, Group Commercial, the Legal Counsel provides substantive legal support across all legal matters and supports the Commercial Team, the Retail Center of Excellence and the gatesolutions Business Line.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Supporting the business

• Responsible for legal support to the Corporate Commercial Team and global strategic account directors, gateretail Management Team and gateretail accounts, gatesolutions Management Team and the functions supporting these teams including HR, Procurement, Finance and Tax, others;
• Identify risks and propose solutions and guidance to support the reduction of risks and avoidance of disruptions to the business;
• Stays on top of key regulatory changes impacting gateretail and gatesolutions and assists the business as required in implementing them;​
• Supports HR in all employment claims and all labor matters on customer accounts managed by gateretail and gatesolutions;
• Manages disputes, dispute resolutions and litigations and/or investigations.

Contracts

• Independently draft, negotiate and manage different type of contracts (with customers, suppliers, services providers, etc.);
• Support development and establishment of contract management system with dynamic tools to drive and improve contract analytics and business intelligence for the Commercial Team and Regional Legal Teams.
• Data collection, collation, entry and support for contract management system and various contract and business analysis projects.

M&A

• Manage M&A due diligence, support the preparation of transaction documents and support integration;

Corporate Maintenance

• Responsible for corporate records administration for gateretail and gatesolutions entities including, maintenance of corporate calendar, drafting BoD minutes for numerous entities (with General Counsel, Group Commercial) maintaining BoD/AGM minutes, coordinating and supporting entity updates (e.g., director changes, capital increases, other resolutions) and other corporate administration and housekeeping matters as directed by the General Counsel, Group Commercial.
• Supports development of policies and procedures that drive corporate governance;
• Prepares and provides governance and compliancy trainings;

General

• Supports, works collaboratively and maintains close contact with General Counsel, deSter.
• Generate matter briefings and reports for General Counsel, Group Commercial;
• Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel, Group Commercial;

Requirements:

Education

• Law Degree

Work Experience:

• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a law firm (after being admitted to the Bar as an attorney at law) and/or as a legal counsel in multi-national corporation.

Job Skills:

• Team player in fast-paced and high performance culture
• Superior analytic and problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively balance legal requirements against commercial and operational needs
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and deliver under pressure
• Excellent time management skills required
• Spearheads legal projects and manages them through to conclusion

Communication Skills:

• Strong technical legal and business pragmatic writing skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Fluency in English required (Advanced (Full Professional Proficiency required))

Travel:

• Up to 25%, as necessary.