Contract Lawyer - FTCLegal and Compliance

Join Asda's Corporate Services Legal Team as a Legal Manager and step into a rare opportunity within one of the largest Northern Inhouse Legal Teams. This is your chance to be part of a fast-paced environment within a national retail giant, supporting the business as a legal business partner, as we continue our exciting transformation journey.

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you'll love”

  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
  • Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future
  • Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
  • 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
  • Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
  • Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
  • Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page)
  • Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours

This is a Fixed Term Contract.

“Find your role”

The role will entail working closely with Senior Managers to provide strategic advice and support across key areas to the business.

In the ever-changing world of retail, every day brings new challenges and opportunities. We thrive on innovation and digitalisation, and we’re constantly exploring the latest legal tech tools.

Based at Asda House in central Leeds, we enjoy a hybrid work model. Don't miss out on this energizing career move!

  • Providing robust, concise and commercially sound legal advice;
  • Advising on how to best structure arrangements with external suppliers;
  • Drafting and negotiating legal documentation to support those arrangements;
  • Reviewing and updating precedent documents;
  • Managing external legal advisers on specific outsourced projects;
  • Engaging with stakeholders (e.g. Cyber Security, Privacy, Finance, Data Protection);
  • Maintaining MI and one version of the truth contracts repository;
  • Supporting corporate governance;
  • Attending project meetings;
  • Providing input to legal processes;

“Let's find out about you”

  • Ideally 2-5 years PQE;
  • Experience of Commercial Contracts;
  • Highly motivated curious self starter;
  • Able to work collaboratively with senior colleagues and stakeholders across the business;
  • Able to manage you own workload and performance of external advisers;
  • Experience of working with MI would be beneficial;
  • Strong skills in both Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint);
  • Strong communication, organisation and time management skills with the ability to be able to prioritise multiple and conflicting workloads;
  • Attention to detail, accuracy and ability to thrive under pressure are absolute requirements.

“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -

  • Discretionary company bonus
  • £5,700 company car or car allowance
  • Company pension up to 7% matched
  • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves

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Rewards and Recognition

Benefits you’ll only find here

10% off Asda pet insurance

10% off selected Asda Pharmacy services

10% off Asda Tyres

20% Asda Travel insurance

30% off Asda Mobile bundles

Free remote GP service

Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.

Pension

Save for retirement with up to 7% matched contributions from Asda.

Free physiotherapy consultations

Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.

Colleague discounts

15% off at our stores year round – get discounts on groceries and George clothes year round, and even special double discount events.

Company car

Choose a brand new electric company car or a cash allowance within certain roles, the choice is yours.

Mortgage advice

Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.

Confidential support helpline

Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.

Cycle to work

Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.

Financial support

Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.

Free eye tests

Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.

Bonus

Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme that really rewards your contributions.

Cancer support

Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.

Paid time off

From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.

Mental health support

Access free mental health support for you and your family.

Support and advice with care

If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.

Hybrid working

Work where it works if you’re in a role that can be done remotely.

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Partnering across the business to share their legal & safety expertise with all our teams, from the shop and depot floor to the boardroom, our Legal & Compliance teams make everything work, the right way.

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There’s massive opportunity for people to come in and really grasp it, own it, and evolve processes to make us a successful legal team that's fit for the future

Graeme,

Senior Legal Director - Commercial

Work where it works

Here at Asda, we think that the best way to work is to do it where it works best. That’s why all of our teams who are able to work from home, work with each other to figure out a pattern that works for you all, and the business needs. So you can get the most out of work, whether that’s at home, the office, or both.

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