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About the Role

As the Legal Counsel, you will deliver a full range of legal advice to HS2 and all its business Directorates. This includes advising key internal stakeholders to optimize contractual outcomes for HS2 concerning supply chain, utilities, and local authorities. You will also support HS2’s compliance with legislation and regulations related to its program of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal support, including drafting documents and advising staff at all levels on commercial/contracts law in connection with HS2 LTD.
• Advise on the procurement and negotiation of high-value, complex construction, funding agreements, and other contracts, corporate law, intellectual property, and finance and technology issues.
• Ensure the Company is not exposed to undue risk and that consistent business standards are adhered to.
• Provide statutory advice as required.
• Advise on the resolution of contractual claims and disputes, including supporting litigation or arbitration using external lawyers where appropriate.
• Manage the provision of external legal support, including cost management, budget setting, and quality assurance.
• Contribute to the preparation and drafting of reports and briefings for senior management to support decision-making.
• Liaise with senior lawyers and policy advisors across relevant government departments.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work.
• Support and comply with all organizational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or Barrister with contracting or construction experience, gained in a “client” and/or a “contractor” environment.
• Specialized in contract law and/or procurement law, preferably with a focus on Major Projects.
• Experience of managing the provision of external legal advice within defined budgets/scopes.
• Experience of public sector procurement processes.
• Problem-solving experience.
• Recent and relevant commercial legal experience of UK-based construction or infrastructure projects, or experience of dealing with Government Departments, utilities or transport projects, gained either in-house or in private practice.
• Experience of serving as the main point of contact to clients.
• Must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
• Must not have certain types of time-bound visas.
• Satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

Skills

• Ability to produce and present complex documents and reports to a variety of audiences, including internal stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to prepare complex legal drafting without supervision.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and externally.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Problem-solving skills, including working without established precedent or procedure.
• Ability to balance and prioritize numerous tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to deliver to agreed deadlines.
• Advanced planning and organizational skills.
• Flexible approach with experience of working within a multidisciplinary team on a wide range of commercial legal issues.

Location

• UK

Work Type

• Full-time
• Flexible working

Experience Level

• Depending on skills and experience

Education Level

• Qualified solicitor or Barrister

Salary/Compensations

• £50119 pa to £58963 pa
• Flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary

Benefits

• Flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable
• Range of competitive benefits available on company website

About the Company

• High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network.
• HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
• HS2 Ltd aims to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
• HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

Equal Opportunity

• HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
• In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
• We actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
• In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process.