Legal Counsel - Sales & Marketing

Job Title: Legal Counsel – Sales & Marketing

Location: Hybrid – Hemel Hempstead – expected in office weekly

Job Length: 12 Month FTC – Full Time

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Product allowance – alcoholic & non alcoholic choices
• Company bonus scheme
• Life Assurance
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Company pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays & trading)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Ice Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 6 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed. 

If you are interested in joining our journey, we are now recruiting for a Legal Counsel. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, this role will play a key part of our success journey, and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:

Role Responsibilities:

• Acting as a trusted advisor to your stakeholder group by providing legal support to the Sales & Marketing teams across a range of projects.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial contracts (including customer sales contracts, licences, non-disclosure agreements and sponsorship agreements) to protect Carlsberg Britvic’s commercial and legal position and minimise risk.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams within the business to meet business objectives.
• Continually improve standard contracts and guidance to reflect improvements and changes to processes and legislation.
• Advising on avoiding and managing disputes and advising on strategy for resolution, including risk assessment, negotiating settlements, drafting correspondence and preparing for litigation.
• Manage and advise in relation to other ad hoc matters as they occur, including employment matters, customer care support, incident management, and company secretarial matters.
• Keep abreast of legal updates and sharing with the team and stakeholders as necessary in the form of training sessions, guidance notes etc.
• Promote legal best practice and compliance throughout the Carlsberg Britvic business.

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Law Degree plus LPC/ SQE (0-2 PQE)
• Completed training contract at a leading private practice law firm or other high-profile organisation.
• Non-contentious, commercial experience, including experience in some or all of: commercial contracts, IP, labelling, advertising, promotions and sponsorship and industry specific regulations
• Awareness of issues relating to competition law, data protection, business ethics, employment, product liability and licensing
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• Good numeracy and commercial understanding
• Well organised and able to prioritise conflicting pressures and multiple stakeholders
• A desire to proactively engage with all areas of the business

• The ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex legal information, and interpret contract documents and applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice

• Excellent time management skills with a strong attention to detail
• Good project and stakeholder management

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.