Senior Legal Counsel ESG
1 month ago
Because we strive to put people first.
Culture, our way.
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.
Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day: Provide rigorous and robust legal advice and direction to senior leaders and key stakeholders across a broad range of legal, ethical and governance matters.
- Work cross functionally to effectively manage ESG and regulatory matters, ensuring inputs from key stakeholders are obtained and taken into account, and alignment of expectations.
- Stay up to date on recent and upcoming changes in relevant laws and regulations and proactively identify legal risks, opportunities and solutions.
- Lead legal compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and industry best practices.
- Support the delivery of our sustainability strategy and compliance with our ESG reporting requirements.
- Help develop and deliver legal training and updates to all levels of the business.
- Lead on the drafting, review and negotiation of a variety of agreements, contracts and legal documents, ensuring they protect the best interests of the business, maximise value and manage legal risk.
- Build a strong external network of relationships with peers to benchmark legal approach, share best practice and support ESG initiatives.
- Effectively collaborate with and manage external law firms as required, managing timelines and budgets to ensure maximum value for the business building relationships with trusted external advisors across multiple territories., and coordinating external advice for a non-legal audience.
- Qualified Solicitor with at least 7- years PQE.
- Must have experience of private practice in UK or Ireland.
- UK and/or EU regulatory experience, preferably across multiple jurisdictions, with a good understanding of consumer and ESG related regulations.
- Litigation experience would be favourable to this role, in particular managing regulatory investigations and advice.
- Broad general commercial experience, retail experience preferred but not essential.
- Experience in coordinating and managing large projects and contributing to their success.
- Capable of applying a rigorous legal interpretation to ESG and Regulatory matters, without compromising the business.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise matters whilst meeting deadlines with minimal oversight and guidance.
- Self-motivated with the ability to be comfortable in an agile role.
- Excellent attention to detail and an ability to analyse and interrogate complex or large amounts of information while demonstrating an ability to focus on and convey important matters.
Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 9 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over , colleagues and over stores in countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.
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Function
Legal
Job Type
Employee - Permanent
Country
Republic of Ireland
Job Profile
Legal Services Manager
Time Type
Full-Time
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