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Assistant Legal Counsel - Entry Level
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Assistant Legal Counsel
The Assistant Legal Counsel assists the legal function in providing advice and services on legal concerns to protect KONE’s reputation and business interests and help ensure it complies with all relevant laws and regulations.
"This is an entry-level junior role. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply promptly as interviews will be arranged when suitable applications are received.”
Key Responsibilities
- Works as part of the wider legal team
- Works efficiently, accurately, and remains calm under pressure.
- Reviews JCT and NEC construction contracts to deadlines.
- Reviews collateral warranties, performance bonds, and retention bonds to deadlines.
- Reviews, negotiates, and agrees to contractual terms on maintenance contracts to deadlines.
- Attends client meetings to negotiate and agree on contractual terms.
- Completes contract checklists to ensure that key contractual clauses are incorporated.
- Assists in general administrative tasks including copying, scanning, and filing.
- Arranges execution of contracts.
- Updates the Contract Spreadsheet with progress of contractual negotiations ensuring that service legal agreements are kept.
- May include the management of litigation with appropriate supervision.
- Assists the Legal Team in other legal tasks.
- Is intellectually challenged and is required to have a high degree of attention to detail and ability to understand and apply legal principles.
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Professional Requirements
- Basic understanding of the law in general.
- Some experience in drafting contracts and legal documents.
- Good communication and people skills.
- Proactive approach.
- Advanced office-tools literacy, contractual and financial understanding.
Skills
- A law degree and/or LPC would be especially advantageous.
- An understanding of construction law would be advantageous.
- Good spoken & written English.
- Strong academic record.
- Talent, ambition, and a genuine interest in non-contentious construction work.
- An understanding of JCT, NEC3/4, FIDIC and RIAI Yellow and Blue Standard Forms of Building Contracts would be useful.
- Position could suit those from a Paralegal background.
- Any training will be provided.
- This job opportunity could develop into a training contract in the future.
Office
- Woking (Hybrid working).
What KONE can offer
- We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday and 8 additional Bank Holidays, 1 volunteering day, Pension Scheme, Development opportunities and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Endless support from experienced leaders within the lift and escalator industry.
- Bonus, Dental Plan, Medical Insurance, GymFlexi Membership, Kone Discounts, 24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access and hybrid working.
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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
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