In-House Legal Counsel/Compliance

Summary

From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. 

With over 7,000 colleagues across our stores, warehouses and offices in Ireland and Northern Ireland we are a big and ambitious team. We know our people are our greatest asset and our success is down to the commitment and dedication of our team.

What you'll do

Compliance
•    Support the Director of Legal & Compliance in the development of schedule of responsibilities to ensure compliant internal and external corporate governance
•    Audit the compliance monitoring system to ensure compliance
•    Work with our international colleagues to manage compliance tasks

Contract Law
•    Draft, review, advise on and administer a broad range of standard and non-standard contracts
•    Support contract negotiations as well as contract creation and checking
•    Create sample contracts for various contractual scenarios and business functions
•    Interdepartmental coordination of contract administration incl. recording of contracts on the company’s contract management database

Company Law
•    Administer, maintain, review and update relevant registrations and records applicable to Lidl under company law

Data Protection
•    Support the Data Protection team in advices and projects relating to data protection matters affecting the business

General Legal Services
•    Provide timely, sound legal advice to various business units on a range of legal queries including but not limited to competition law, advertising law, commercial property law, trademark law, H&S and employment law, anti-corruption/anti-bribery legislation
•    Monitor legislative changes and relevant case law and update affected business areas on these changes and developments
•    Liaise with external legal advisers and legal firms. Monitor their service quality and costs
•    Advise on Irish and Northern Ireland’s regulatory obligations
•    Build relationships with legal advisers in specialised areas, such as intellectual property

General Responsibilities
•    Organisation and carrying out of training
•    Carry out research
•    Manage the timely delivery of different projects

What you'll need

• Qualified solicitor or barrister
• 3-5 years PQE in a legal role (in-house commercial experience preferential)
• Experience in both jurisdictions, Ireland and the UK
• German is an advantage, but not a necessity

What you'll receive

We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl.

• €76,000 rising to €100,000 after 4 years
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holidays per annum
• Private employee medical insurance
• Company pension after six months of service
• Flexible start and finish times
• Initial training and on-going development from an experienced team member
• Individuals recognised as high performing will be invited to join our Leadership Academy as part of your on-going development
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Dynamic work environment
• Modern office facility with free parking
• On-site gym and canteen
• Up to 2 days remote working per week
• Mobile and broadband discounts with Three network

Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.