Legal Counsel - Aerospace Procurement

at  RollsRoyce

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role in particular we are looking for :

• A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years PQE, with a current practising certificate covering English law, or equivalent recognised legal qualification.
• Good written and oral communication, comfortable interacting at all levels within the business and externally .
• Good project management and team-working skills, with a common sense and a cost-conscious approach to legal risk management, and a willingness to drive pace and simplicity into working practices.
• Able to work with a high degree of autonomy, and comfortable managing own workload and projects.

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We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.
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WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

You will d eliver high quality, timely and technically correct legal advice and valued support to the business in an appropriate manner that takes into account the context of the business. You will also:

• Anticipate and analyse matter related legal issues and proactively drive solutions to manage the impact of legal risk on the strategy of the business.
• Be responsible for legal risk management on a project-by-project basis and proposes and drive business orientated risk management strategies to completion.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the business, its market and its strategy.
• From time to time, instruct and manage advice through external legal service providers.
• I nteract and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within Rolls-Royce, including senior and executive management, by developing trusted working relationships with a focus on senior management engagement and influence.

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role in particular we are looking for :

• A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years PQE, with a current practising certificate covering English law, or equivalent recognised legal qualification.
• Good written and oral communication, comfortable interacting at all levels within the business and externally .
• Good project management and team-working skills, with a common sense and a cost-conscious approach to legal risk management, and a willingness to drive pace and simplicity into working practices.
• Able to work with a high degree of autonomy, and comfortable managing own workload and projects