Job Description
Senior Legal Counsel
Empower Schneider Electric's global operations by providing strategic legal and compliance support, driving digital transformation, and promoting sustainability and efficiency.
As a key business partner, you will deliver legal, regulatory, and compliance services, working on a wide range of commercial and compliance matters, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and Group policies.
This role supports a flexible hybrid model with some working from home options available, and you should expect regular travel within the UKI zone and occasional travel to other locations in Europe as business need is determined.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing, reviewing, and supporting negotiations of contracts, including industry standard construction contracts
- Reviewing and preparing templates, providing claims support, and overseeing litigations
- Helping to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Group policies
- Supporting back office functions, including Real Estate, Finance & HR
- Providing training and facilitating compliance programs
Requirements:
- A fully qualified lawyer authorized to practice in Ireland with a Master/Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' relevant PQE in commercial law
- Fluent in English (written and verbal) with great technological skills
- Worked in an international company and has a proven track record operating in an in-house environment
- Proactive and able to work closely with business stakeholders to identify and analyze critical commercial and legal issues
- Confident with fantastic interpersonal skills, commercially minded, highly organized, and able to work effectively in teams
About Schneider Electric:
Schneider Electric is a leading global company that empowers all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.
We are a digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency, driving digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud, connecting products, controls, software, and services, across the entire lifecycle.
We are the most local of global companies, advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.