Remote Claims Investigator Impact

The Senior Legal Manager is responsible for providing expert legal advice to support internal and external stakeholders, ensuring legal compliance in respect of business decisions, processes and documentation. This role is expected to be self‑managing with a keen understanding of the law whilst still being able to manage and balance key commercial and business initiatives in fulfilment of the company strategy.

Solid communication, ability to work under pressure and understand the greater role that the Legal team plays in the business is of utmost importance. The successful candidate is also responsible for managing any outsourced legal partners to ensure KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are met and that a professional service is provided to the business that meets or exceeds expectations. A team player and leader that has an eye for detail.

+ LLB Degree or equivalent foreign qualification
+ Admitted Attorney:
Admission to the High Court

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* Experience:

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* + 5-7+ years Legal Experience; 5-7+ years relevant experience in applying general commercial and corporate law.
+ It would be an advantage if the candidate also has 5+ years of commercial property law and/or telecommunications law experience. The candidate must have some experience working in a medium to large law firm and/or large multinational. Experience and the ability to apply skillset is central to the evaluation.
+ Serve as a legal business partner to the commercial team, leading the drafting, review, negotiation and implementation of customer master agreements, amendments, transaction documents and other commercial arrangements, and providing legal support in relation to contractual claims, breaches and disputes as required.
+ Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements and related legal instruments, ensuring that contractual terms appropriately protect the organisation, reflect the agreed commercial position and support the timely implementation of business transactions.
+ Advise the commercial team on transaction structures, contractual rights and obligations, risk allocation, legal considerations, liability, remedies, termination rights and other legal issues affecting commercial negotiations and customer relationships.
+ Manage legal aspects of the commercial contract lifecycle, including negotiation, execution, implementation, amendments, renewals, variations, waivers, claims, breaches, termination and post‑termination obligations.
+ Manage commercial disputes and litigation, including developing appropriate dispute‑resolution strategies, preparing or reviewing legal correspondence and pleadings, appointing and managing external counsel, and seeking commercially sensible and cost‑effective outcomes.
+ Provide practical legal advice to Human Resources on labour and employment matters, including employee relations, disciplinary and grievance processes, employment documentation, workplace investigations and labour disputes.
+ Provide ancillary legal support to other key areas of the business in relation to risk, compliance, governance, operations and applicable regulatory requirements and undertake comprehensive, timely and accurate review of contracts, and where required develop/draft legal instruments, including but not limited to contracts, licences, notices etc.
+ Translate complex legal issues into clear, practical and solution‑oriented advice that enables informed commercial decision‑making while appropriately managing legal risk.
+ Build and maintain effective working relationships with customers, external counsel and relevant commercial counter parties.to support the achievement of business objectives.
+ Handle the organisation's litigation including but not limited to pre‑trial briefing, assisting in the review…