The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is growing from a national event into a global entertainment company, and we need dedicated legal expertise to help lead the way.

As Legal Manager, you'll provide pragmatic, commercially-focused legal support across the business, working closely with our Governance and HR Director. You'll also play a key role in good governance as Assistant/Deputy Company Secretary.

Key Duties

• Prepare and review a high volume of commercial contracts in consultation with company solicitors and service the business as required.
• Assist the Governance and HR Director in the instruction and review of major contracts (over £1M value or connected to high strategic risk).
• Maintain and enhance standard templates and clause libraries, in consultation with external advisers and relevant contract leads within the business.
• Proactively manage a central contracts register. Maintain company contract files and ensure contracts are reviewed and updated as required.
• Conduct due diligence and onboarding of suppliers and new partners to the business.
• First point of contact for responsive legal advice on operational issues across the company and sounding board for developing projects across the business.
• Manage relationships and instruct preferred solicitors and other external advisers – identifying the most appropriate for the task and ensuring value for money. Co-ordinate routine tendering of specialist advisers.
• Support Board and Committees through routine correspondence, preparation of materials and meetings.
• Maintain compliance records and co-ordinate statutory reporting (e.g. lobbying, anti-bribery, Companies House, OSCR) and support legal oversight of more general compliance activity across the business.
• Support company risk identification and management - identify trends and recurring risks, escalating material issues where required.
• Brand and reputation protection including enforcement of intellectual property rights and confidentiality agreements.
• Conduct legal research and provide support to the Governance and HR Director in various areas of law, preparing policy, guidance and briefings where required.
• Monitor developments in relevant areas (such as data protection, employment law, licensing, and intellectual property, company law, corporate governance), ensuring areas of the business are kept up to date and react accordingly.
• Prepare and support delivery of practical guidance and training packages at an appropriate level for the wider business to improve legal literacy and reduce avoidable escalation.