Legal Counsel

Salary: Competitive

Location: London (Hybrid working model, 2 days a week office based, 3 days remote)

Benefits: Competitive Salary, car allowance, and performance-related bonus

Fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent Legal Counsel role with Smart DCC. As Legal Counsel, you will have the opportunity to work in a constantly evolving sector and make a difference to the de-carbonisation of Great Britain by solving complicated legal problems in a fascinating and fast-paced regulated environment.

What will you be doing?

1. Business partnering and stakeholder management, developing into a pragmatic business partner who is empathetic to stakeholders' objectives and works collaboratively to reach optimal solutions quickly.
2. Lead on high-value transactions and advise stakeholders on a range of commercial and legal issues, typically involving outsourcing/managed services, telecommunications, and technology.
3. Advise on a broad range of issues, including regulatory, privacy, employment, and disputes.
4. Work with other members of the Legal Senior Leadership team to evolve our function for continuous improvement in delivering legal services.
5. Be open to feedback and development to progress towards a senior legal counsel role, interfacing with senior leaders to help solve their business problems.

What are we looking for?

1. Extensive experience in a Legal Counsel role.
2. A passion for self-improvement and being a team player to continuously evolve and improve the legal team.
3. A proactive, customer-centric, solution-oriented, and intellectually curious problem-solver, able to distill complex legal issues into actionable, pragmatic, risk-based advice.
4. Capability to operate at a senior level with c-suite and stakeholders, demonstrating good stakeholder management skills and commercial awareness.
5. Ability to handle pressure and competing demands while enjoying working in a supportive, collegiate team.
6. Enjoyment of the productivity and lifestyle benefits of a hybrid environment, coming to the London office 2 days per week on average to deepen knowledge of the business and relationships with stakeholders.

About the DCC:

At the DCC, we believe in making Britain more connected, enabling smarter, greener lives. Our commitment to making a difference drives us every day, and we rely on our people to achieve this. Joining us means you have the power to challenge, make change, and take initiative. Our secure network for smart meters is transforming Britain's energy system and contributing to the fight against climate change.

Company benefits:

The DCC's continued success depends on our people. We prioritize your enjoyment at work and your health, happiness, and rewards. In this role, you'll have access to a range of benefits to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyle.

If you have questions before applying, please contact Nick Hayman to complete your application, so we can learn more about you. Your application will be carefully considered, and you'll hear from us regarding its progress.

What to do now

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so we can find out more about you.

As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this job advert in an alternative format, or have any other questions, please contact Nick Hayman.