Legal Counsel

Job title:

Legal Counsel

Company:

Allcare Pharmacy

Job description

Purpose:This role will support our growing PLC business in Ireland and abroad, with key interactions across all areas of our business. Our legal team is growing and looking to bring on someone who thrives in an in-house environment who can work closely with our business leaders on their legal priorities.The role will be reporting into the General Counsel & Company Secretary, working closely with the Leadership Team and Senior Leadership teams across Uniphar Group.Uniphar BackgroundUniphar group is a rapidly expanding global healthcare services business with a proud heritage in Ireland. Since IPO in 2019, the group has grown both organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continues to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of over 3500 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nordics, Germany, USA and Australia, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world.Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions; Supply Chain & Retail, Pharma and Medtech.Culture at UnipharEthics and integrity sit at the heart of Uniphar’s culture, with our customers and patients integral to what we do and how we do it. We pride ourselves on being truly entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative, with a strong problem-solving ethos. Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.Key Responsibilities:

• Managing various legal projects to completion in an efficient and effective manner and liaising with internal stakeholders in the business for input and support in such projects.
• Advising on and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and supporting the development and implementation of legal templates.
• Driving execution of these agreements in an efficient manner, partnering with internal stakeholders for input and support in such projects.
• Identifying inefficiencies in day-to-day operations and delivering on recommendations for process improvements.
• Assisting with the execution of corporate M&A, including liaising with external advisors, input on transaction documents, reviewing due diligence outputs, legal project management and ancillary workstreams.
• Advising internal stakeholders on a wide range of legal, corporate and compliance issues, disputes and any other legal matters that arise in the day-to-day operation of the business.
• Assisting with the roll-out of a Group-wide contract management system to streamline the contracting process across the Group.
• Managing and prioritizing workload in relation to timelines and stakeholder requirements.
• Engaging and liaising with external counsel (managing and minimizing costs to the extent possible).
• Undertaking other reasonably related duties (including administrative tasks)

Skills and Competencies

• Qualified solicitor with 5+ years PQE in private practice or in-house
• Experience negotiating commercial contracts
• Commercial and solutions focused
• Good project management skills
• Good interpersonal and managerial skills
• Ability to thrive in a high-paced work environment
• Ability to take ownership of various assignments with limited supervision
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of matters
• Good attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work well in a team environment

What’s in it for you:Opportunity to be submersed in the commercial side of legal practice coupled with experience working in a dynamic and growing listed plc. Flexible, hybrid working model with regular face to face interactions at the Group’s headquarters in Citywest (Dublin).

Expected salary

Location

Ireland

Job date

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:18:41 GMT

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