Legal Counsel

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our vision – we are building the planet's most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

The Role: As a Legal Counsel at Frasers Group you will review, negotiate, draft and advise on a wide range of supplier and business partnership contracts for all areas of the Group’s businesses including: commercial, supply chain, concessions, events, marketing, ecommerce, franchising and licencing, IT & technology, outsourcing and finance.

Key Responsibilities

Please note this role is based 5 days a week at our Shirebrook HQ.

Responsibilities

Dealing with commercial disputes and litigation; Providing guidance on marketing and promotional activity including CAP code compliance for advertisements, promotions competitions and product packaging, and drafting associated T&Cs for promotions, prize draws and competitions; Supporting e-commerce team on legal aspects of digital marketing and website operations; Wholesale contracts and concession agreements with suppliers; General IP work including licencing of own brands and third party licencing; Advising and supporting the customer service team as required on customer complaints and handling disputes and small claims; Assisting on larger M&A work as required, coordinating smaller transactions including conducting due diligence investigations, drafting SPA/APAs and ancillary documents and post-completion support.; Liaising with enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies such as the ICO, ASA and Trading Standards in relation to regulatory issues and customer complaints.; Instructing and managing external lawyers on any work which is in excess of in-house capacity or specialist in nature.; Assisting senior members of the legal team on various matters; Supervising junior members of the team

Requirements

Strong experience working within Commercial contract negotiation; Minimum 3 years' post-qualification experience, with the ability to hit the ground running and apply sector-specific expertise from day one.; Able to work in a fast paced and dynamic work environment where priorities are ever changing; Excellent communicator, able to build strong relationships with those at all levels of an organisation; Able to provide commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice; Collaborative approach to work, always take the team with you; Ambitious and looking to develop their career with a global PLC

Benefits

Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the result; Think without limits – Think, think fast, think fearlessly; Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet