Solicitor

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: Dublin, Perth, Glasgow or Reading

Salary: €65,300 - €97,900 (£50,100 - £75,100) + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

SSE’s in-house legal function operates across the SSE Group to ensure business actions and behaviours are aligned to business priorities, are legally sound and reinforce a culture of integrity, quality, responsibility and ethical behaviour. We identify and rationalise legal risk, providing advice on both regulatory and statutory obligations, all whilst helping the business to achieve their strategic goals.

This role with aim to assist the team and Client(s) in achieving their goals and objectives by providing high quality, pragmatic legal advice and services to the best of their ability pursuant to the key accountabilities using their required business knowledge, skills and expertise.

You will

• Draft a blend of standard and bespoke documentation and advice, project manage small to medium sized projects and have a workload that consists predominantly of medium to high risk / priority work.  Showing progression towards building a higher priority / more complex workload.
• Become a first point of contact for Clients and building up a reputation for prompt and thorough responses and a high-level service.  Works to increases their exposure to key stakeholders within their business unit(s) and at an SSE Group level.
• Increase tactical awareness, knowing when to seek instruction from Clients and knowing when to step back from the detail to spot wider implications, trends, problems and opportunities.
• Work alongside external legal counsel, comfortably instructing their advice where necessary in accordance with internal policy and managing their appointment with supervision from their Line Manager.
• Have a deeper and broader knowledge of legal, business and practical issues pertinent to their Client(s) and the work that is carried out by their team, and continually strive to develop personally with relevant CPD

You have

• LLB and Diploma in Legal Practice with relevant post qualifying experience
• Qualified solicitor in Ireland with circa 0-5 years PQE (or GB qualified lawyer with the ability to obtain a practising certificate in Ireland).
• Commercial contracts experience, with strong drafting and negotiating skills. Experience of IT contracts and data protection beneficial but not essential.
• Team player who can support both colleagues on the legal team and stakeholders across the business.
• Highly organised and efficient, with clear communication skills and sound commercial judgment/ awareness. The ability to work on own initiative or as part of team.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

At SSE, we've created a culture of integrity, quality, responsibility and ethical behaviour. Our Legal division protect our culture by ensuring our actions are legally sound and in line with business priorities. They identify legal risk, provide advice on regulatory and statutory obligations, and help each SSE business meet its strategic goals.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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