Contracts Advisor
London - Hybrid
About the role:
- Servicing all business unit requirements primarily relating to general commercial and contractual matters.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and transactions and assisting the business in commercial negotiations.
- Supporting business activities including tenders and contracts for the provision of services to various clients.
- Advising and supporting the business on ad hoc queries relating to the recruitment sector.
- Assisting the legal department in keeping abreast of developments and relevant legislation on commercial issues affecting the full spectrum of the business and keeping the business informed of such developments.
- Building and maintaining a good working relationship with the business, understanding the business requirements, and engaging on how the Legal Department can best help them with their business areas.
- Managing low level litigation matters including responding to basic county court claims.
Why Join Us?
At ManpowerGroup we're a global leader in workforce solutions, empowering our people every day to discover their personal best. Our services enable our clients to win in the changing world of work and we connect more than 600,000 people every day to meaningful work across a wide range of skills and industries helping to power the success of clients around the world.
Who we're looking for:
Essential
- A sound understanding of all aspects of contract and commercial law best practice.
- Good understanding of the area of law that is relevant to the recruitment sector including, contract, data protection, marketing, IT law.
- Minimum 3 years in-house experience as a contract's advisor.
- Law Degree or equivalent.
Desirable
- An understanding of the Conduct of Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies Regulations 2003.
Preferred Skills
- Strong drafting skills.
- Ability to provide clear, practical "solutions based" advice.
- Ability to make decisions.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Ability to priorities work and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Good client care and interpersonal skills.
- Good time management.
- Good IT skills.
What you'll receive:
- Competitive Pay: Base salary with opportunities for incentive pay, including bonuses, and merit increases.
- Holidays: 24 days' annual leave (up to 27 days with service) plus your birthday off, with the option to purchase up to five additional days.
- Pension: Competitive plan with contributions that grow with your length of service.
- Health & Wellbeing: Flexible benefits fund offering private medical insurance, dental, gym memberships, health screenings, and more.
- Family-Friendly Entitlements: Generous policies, including an employee assistance programme.
- Additional Perks: Monthly early finish Fridays, discounted share purchase opportunities, annual volunteering programme and awards, gym membership discounts, and retail shopping discounts through Tastecard and ManpowerGroup Rewards.
About us:
ManpowerGroup is where our collective strength lies. We support the business and our family of brands with a connected and collaborative network of support functions. Whether it's compliance, finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing or talent - we work together as one integrated team to identify and address the company's needs.
We are proud to have been voted one of the world's most ethical companies for 15 years in a row. This reflects our commitment to integrity, transparency, and ethical business practices.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community-a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or disability. ManpowerGroup is a Disability Confident Employer and we're happy to talk about flexible working.
We can only consider candidates who reside in the United Kingdom and hold full right to work.
We get people and together we'll shape our future. Apply now.
