Lawyer (In House Counsel), Legal

What's in it for you?

Salary of £70,000 p.a. to £85,000 p.a. depending on experience. 

As well as your base salary, you will receive a company car or allowance, a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving to name a few.

We will also support with your development during your career with National Grid.

The role

What you'll be getting up to

This role will provide legal support on a wide-ranging portfolio of legal work relating to NGV’s interconnectors. Such work will include:

• A mix of commercial contract negotiations and drafting across a wide range of contracts which support NGV interconnector projects (these may include construction agreements utilising industry standard forms);
• Regulatory and compliance advice in the context of a portfolio of licenced and regulated energy infrastructure assets;
• Support with the management of long-term joint venture agreements, including associated governance arrangements
• Support to the interconnectors land and consents teams in connection with the land rights associated with the interconnector portfolio and interactions with other land/asset owners

About you

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with experience in commercial and/or construction law, acquired in private practice and/or within an in-house legal team
• Ideally you will specifically have experience of providing commercial and regulatory advice in the energy infrastructure sector or a willingness to learn (regulatory training will be given where necessary).
• Ideally you will have experience of Construction Law and ideally use of NEC and other standard forms.
• Excellent communicator, also able to listen effectively in a team or business environment and build strong relationships.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

More Information

The closing date for this position is Thursday 22nd January please ensure we have received your application by this date. 

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National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.