Legal Counsel

at  Primark

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel that they belong and they can bring their best selves to work – so please bring your authentic self, and other key experiences and abilities for this role in particular:

• Qualified Solicitor with 4-7 years PQE. You will have experience in private practice in Ireland or the UK.
• Academics and legal experience relevant to Primark’s business.
• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience negotiating and supporting large projects and contributing to their success - experience negotiating agreements governing technology and logistics services is desired.
• Experience applying a rigorous legal interpretation to matters without compromising the business.
• Strong work ethic and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

LEGAL COUNSELAT PRIMARK, WE’RE HERE TO CREATE MAXIMUM JOY AT MINIMUM COST – LESS MONEY AND LESS IMPACT ON THE PLANET. OUR STRONG VALUES RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING WE DO – WE ARE CARING AND ALWAYS STRIVE TO PUT PEOPLE FIRST. WE’RE DYNAMIC AND BRAVELY PUSH THE BOUNDARIES. WE SUCCEED TOGETHER KNOWING THAT WE LEARN MORE, LAUGH MORE AND ACHIEVE MORE AS A TEAM.OUR LEGAL FUNCTION TEAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHAT WE DO. SURROUNDED BY SOME OF THE BEST LEGAL COUNSELS IN THE INDUSTRY, YOU’LL BRING YOUR OWN UNIQUE IDEAS TO THE BUSINESS - HELPING TO SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND CUSTOMERS AS PART OF A FORWARD-THINKING TEAM.THERE IS NO TYPICAL DAY AT PRIMARK WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT OUR EXCITING INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION PLANS. AS PART OF THE PRIMARK GLOBAL LEGAL TEAM, YOU WILL COLLABORATE WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF THE BUSINESS TO SUPPORT, GUIDE AND PROTECT PRIMARK’S BUSINESS.WHAT YOU’LL GETTHE WORLD IS CHANGING AND IT’S IMPORTANT WE SUPPORT OUR COLLEAGUES TO BE DYNAMIC. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO AT PRIMARK, SO IT’S ESSENTIAL WE PROVIDE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR YOU TO FEEL THAT YOU BELONG AND TO PERFORM AT YOUR BEST. THAT’S WHY WE OFFER BENEFITS THAT PUT YOU FIRST…SOME OF OUR BENEFITS ARE:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an 2pm early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices

WHAT YOU’LL DO

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of departments, markets and skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• work with a variety of stakeholders to support and advise the entire Primark business.
• provide rigorous legal advice to the business on a variety of issues to support Primark’s growing business.
• advise upon a wide range of legal, ethical and governance risk issues within our business, to include navigating the implications for Primark of new legislation and technology innovation.
• build trusted relationships across the organisation, establishing yourself a go-to contact in the Legal team for general commercial matters and supply chain specific matters.
• collaborate to deliver advice and support to the business as part of a growing, high-performing Legal team, displaying functional excellence and support improving the operational effectiveness of the team.
• lead on the drafting, review, and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements including bespoke contract, supply chain related agreements, general supplier agreements, and broader technology agreements, ensuring they protect the business, maximise value and manage legal risk.
• work effectively with external legal counsel, ensuring maximum work efficiency while effectively managing costs.

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel that they belong and they can bring their best selves to work – so please bring your authentic self, and other key experiences and abilities for this role in particular:

• Qualified Solicitor with 4-7 years PQE. You will have experience in private practice in Ireland or the UK.
• Academics and legal experience relevant to Primark’s business.
• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience negotiating and supporting large projects and contributing to their success - experience negotiating agreements governing technology and logistics services is desired.
• Experience applying a rigorous legal interpretation to matters without compromising the business.
• Strong work ethic and comfortable working in a dynamic environment