In-House Legal Counsel; Solicitor

25-084 In-House Legal Counsel (Solicitor)

JOB TITLE - In-House Legal Counsel (Solicitor

LOCATION - Chorley/Hybrid

DEPARTMENT - Project Controls / Support

POSITION - Staff

CLEARANCE - BPSS

Working at NSG

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others.

This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

A qualified solicitor working as a key member of the NSG Commercial Function and reporting to the Head of Commercial, having specific responsibility for;

• Providing clear, pragmatic, professional legal advice on legal matters to stakeholders at all levels across the business.
• Contract management, with a focus on the NEC3 and NEC4 suites of contracts, including drafting and negotiating contracts and subcontracts, along with providing advice and guidance to the Project Delivery teams.
• Bid Support, including reviewing and negotiating of contracts with clients and response writing where appropriate.
• Line management responsibilities for other members of the Legal Team.
• Supporting professional development within the business, both within the Legal Team and the Commercial Function, and throughout the wider business.
• Carrying out legal activities professionally, ethically and in-line with NSG’s company policies and procedures, to support the commercial integrity of the business.
• Living the NSG values and promoting the culture and behaviours within the Legal Team and the wider business.

• Take ownership of legal tasks required by the business and provide a professional and effective legal service to the business.
• Provide clear and pragmatic advice on legal matters at all levels of the business from bid and project delivery teams to NLT and Directors. Take both legal and commercial factors into account to provide considered advice to support informed decision making.
• Understand the company’s commercial position (red lines) and use this knowledge when drafting and negotiating contracts and other legal documentation
• Provide direction, guidance and decision making as required to support the work of the Legal Team, the Commercial Function, and the wider business.
• Problem solve legal issues that have been escalated by the Legal team, Commercial Function, and the wider business and provide recommendations and advice for solutions.
• Ensure consistency and quality of legal documentation across business in line with the appropriate processes and procedures, alongside accurate record-keeping of contracts and associated documents.
• Review and negotiate tender contracts
  • Highlight any legal issues to the Bid Manager, Commercial Manager or Project Manager and draft Commercial Queries.
• Draft, review and negotiate:
  • NEC3/4 and other framework, contract and/or subcontract agreements,
  • Non-disclosure agreements,
  • Flow down subcontract agreements,
  • Teaming agreements,
  • Any other legal documents as may be required from time to time (warranties, vesting certs, IP agreements, etc).

• Work closely with the project delivery business units providing contract support to Project Managers, QS’s and other NSG Stakeholders to protect NSG’s commercial position through…