Legal Counsel, Pernod Ricard
Global Marketing - Whisky & Rum
Office located in Chiswick, London
Wine and spirit seller
Be an early applicant
Wine and spirit seller
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Chiswick, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the magic of human connection by bringing Good Times from a Good Place.
Role
Who you are
- Are a qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate in your jurisdiction
- Have the ability to establish strong relationships and to collaborate with key internal stakeholders and suppliers
- Have excellent commercial awareness
- Have willingness to embrace new ways of working, continuous improvement and digital transformation
- Have strong organisational skills and capability to prioritise in the face of competing demands from multiple teams at multiple affiliates
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Have an aptitude for agile learning (extending beyond law to include technical, operational, commercial and fiscal matters)
What the job involves
- This role is a member of the brand marketing legal support team
- This legal support covers Pernod Ricard’s brand company marketing and innovation functions, which are a mix of centralised and globally co-ordinated activities relating to new product development, global campaigns, digital activations and marketing assets development (including digital and AI generated assets), talent engagement, product and design collaborations, sponsorships and events and external agencies engagement
- Reporting to the Global Marketing Senior Legal Manager you will work in partnership with other lawyers, marketing and innovation professionals and other key stakeholders throughout the Pernod Ricard group
- Marketing related contracts: providing legal support on all brand marketing related contracts including: sponsorships, events, talent acquisition, collaborations, brand licensing, agency engagement for the brand owner, HQ and innovation teams. This includes legal support for disputes and responding to queries from these teams
- Brand and product claims: advising on the legal requirements with respect to brand and product claims on packaging and/or in marketing materials, including the use of GI’s (and any associated production requirements), sustainability claims, product classification and brand history claims. (note that advice with respect to mandatory packaging information and quality/compliance is the responsibility of the operations teams)
- Marketing projects: providing legal support in relation to brand marketing and innovation projects
- Digital and AI contracts and projects: providing legal support in relation to digital marketing and other digital and AI related projects
- External legal service provider management: managing external legal service providers to ensure a high quality and cost-effective services as needed
- Special projects: Helping manage and deliver our ‘special projects’ (such as development of content for our online facilities & digital self-service legal tools)
- Consulting: Consulting with key stakeholders, in particular the brand company legal directors, on matters of legal risk acceptance and strategy – and otherwise keeping them informed of all relevant activities
- Communication & training: Communicating with the wider business (including Pernod Ricard HQ, brand owner companies, external advisers and other departments) and providing training, where required
- Records & reports: Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of all contracts, cases and projects and preparing regular reports on legal matters for key stakeholders; and
- Continuous improvement: Maintaining legal templates and other tools and otherwise supporting a continuous improvement strategy
- Internally, you’ll work with other lawyers, marketing and innovation professionals and other key stakeholders throughout the Pernod Ricard group
- Externally, you will be in contact with customers, marketing agencies, content producers, external law firms and other relevant and suppliers
Application process
- End Date: August 31, 2025
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Pernod Ricard is the French-founded, global wine and spirits group. Currently sitting as number two worldwide, the company has a clear goal to become the leader of its sector. Amongst its broad portfolio of brands includes Absolut, Beefeater, Jameson, Jacob’s Creek and Malibu.
Founded in 1975, the company has found international success with consistent growth across multiple markets. The company’s model has shifted to best accommodate this expansion, becoming a decentralized group. While the global organization operates from Paris, this HQ respects the operational autonomy of its affiliates across the globe, meaning local customer’s needs are not only met but anticipated for maximum effect.
Pernod Ricard has plans to invest in anticipated growth categories. It has been active in portfolio management with Sovereign Brands, Código 1530 and Nocheluna, and has been reinforcing these partnerships to strengthen its US market exposure. This supports the further enhancement of its consumer-centric portfolio development, positioning it for continued success.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
L'Europe, Paris, France
Leadership
Alexandre Ricard
(Chairman & CEO)Is the grandson to Pernod Ricard founder, Paul Ricard. Perviously served as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO for Pernod Ricard. Experience as Member of the Board of Directors for L'Oréal, M&A Consultant for Morgan Stanley, and Strategy Consultant in Accenture.
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