Job Title: Legal Assistant
Reports to: Senior Legal Counsel
Function: Legal
Location: Knowsley
Job Purpose: To provide wide-ranging support to the group’s legal department
Role and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will become an integral member of the in-house legal team providing general assistance across a range of matters.
Under the support and direction of the Senior Legal Counsel and the Legal Counsel the Legal Assistant will also work with and provide support to the sales team, the commercial team and the projects team.
Specific duties include those listed below.
- Reviewing and drafting non-disclosure agreements.
- Managing live non-disclosure agreements – tracking their expiry and arranging for compliance with any relevant obligations e.g. return of documentation.
- Reviewing and reporting internally on the terms of proposed customer contracts by reference to an agreed risk matrix.
- Arranging for execution of customer contracts, ensuring that all processes with regard to contract formation, approval levels and signature are adhered to.
- Assisting with the agreement of sub-contract terms, by reference to an agreed risk matrix.
- Compiling sub-contracts and arranging for their execution.
- Undertaking directed legal research.
- Attending contract negotiation meetings and taking detailed notes to accurately record the discussion and agreements reached.
- Maintaining an accurate contracts register.
- Tracking and co-ordinating documentation deliverables to ensure relevant contractual obligations are discharged e.g. collateral warranties, manufacturer warranties and other ancillary documents required to be delivered during the term of a project.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Commercial experience preferably with a contracting organisation.
- Excellent knowledge of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and DocuSign
Desirable
- Legal or business based degree.
- Legal Practice Course qualification or similar
- CILEX or similar.
Personal Attributes:
This role requires the job holder to demonstrate that they have:
- excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple work streams and priorities;
- good verbal and written communication skills;
- a willingness to work collaboratively and in particular as part of a global team; and
- the ability to work to tight deadlines.
In addition it is particularly important to the success of this role that the job holder can demonstrate the following:
- that they are friendly and approachable and have good relationship building and communication skills;
- that they are highly organised;
- they have good commercial awareness; and
- that they are receptive to learning new skills, both organically and through internal and external training where required.
About Us
Clarke Energy is an award-winning, multinational specialist in the engineering, installation, and maintenance of sustainable energy solutions for both front and behind-meter applications. Renowned for our high-quality schemes, we are committed to supporting the global net-zero transition.
Our culture is founded on integrity and high ethical standards. As the largest authorised distributor and service provider for INNIO’s hydrogen-ready reciprocating engines across 29 territories, we offer unparalleled expertise and support.
Our comprehensive solutions are strengthened by in-house design engineering, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project management, and market-leading 24/7 after-sales support, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our projects.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via LinkedIn, directly through our website or contact Ben.Dixon@Clarke-Energy.com