Legal Counsel, RVU
6 Month FTC
Salary not provided
Senior level
London
2+ days a week in office
Leading consumer brands including Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk
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Leading consumer brands including Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk
501-1000 employees
B2CMarketplaceEnergy
Be an early applicant
Salary not provided
Senior level
London
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
B2CMarketplaceEnergy
Company mission
Empowering people to make confident decisions.
Role
Who you are
- You’ll have an interest in a varied commercial legal workload, with strong drafting and negotiating skills, and the ability to apply them independently to drive the business forward and create real value
- At least 2-4 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a commercial or corporate law firm with experience providing full service commercial legal support (the reference to PQE is a guide only. We welcome applications from candidates with more or less PQE)
- An experience and appreciation of the challenges and requirements of delivering legal support in a fast moving commercial in-house team
- Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction)
- Proven technical ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements to tight timescales
- Experience of advising on IT, data protection/e-privacy laws as well as corporate law
Desirable
- Knowledge of intellectual property and competition law
- Experience of developing and training junior lawyers
- Regulated sector experience
- Knowledge of company secretarial matters
What the job involves
- We’ve got an opportunity in our London office for a qualified legal professional to join us for a 6 month Fixed Term Contract, providing trusted legal advice to our commercial teams and contributing to new products and initiatives - no two days will be the same!
- Outside of daily contracting, you’ll have a focus on developing and maintaining the legal processes, policies and precedents that underpin our business
- Working with our business teams to draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements, whilst proactively maintaining and improving the processes that underpin them
- Providing day-to-day legal perspective and guidance, as well as risk assessment and mitigation
- Advising our business teams on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws
- Assisting with acquisitions and corporate integration projects
- Helping to establish and manage a framework of policies and guidance to manage legal and commercial issues within our business
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With increases in everyday costs presenting a significant challenge to households across the UK right now, RVU’s ecosystem of brands has the potential to provide a one-stop shop for consumers to ensure they are better informed and can save money on their bills.
RVU owns and operates Uswitch, Confused.com, Money.co.uk, Mojo Mortgages and Tempcover in the UK, all of which help millions of people make more informed decisions on a range of products and services for their home, such as energy, mortgages, insurance, broadband and mobile phones.
With the 2022 acquisition of Tempcover adding to the portfolio of brands, RVU is doubling down on the breadth of its product offering - expanding into the temporary insurance market. Tempcover is an insure-tech that brings flexible and affordable insurance solutions to motorists - whether hourly cover or month-long policies.
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Company benefits
- Pension: RVU will match your pension contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary each month if you choose to join our pension scheme.
- Performance Bonus: discretionary annual bonus of 10%
- Hybrid approach of in-office and remote working
- Maternity leave: after 12 months service, 26 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay. Less than 12 months service, 13 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay, followed by 13 weeks at SMP.
- Paternity leave: after 12 months service, four weeks at full pay, followed by 8 weeks of flexible working. Less than 12 month service, two weeks at full pay.
- Adoption leave: after 12 months service - 26 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay. Less than 12 months service - 13 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay , followed by 13 weeks at SAP
- ‘Work from Home’ budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
- 25 days holiday excl. bank holidays (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
- Health insurance
- Up to 30 days per year “working from anywhere”
- Electric vehicles scheme and carbon offsetting scheme
- Free breakfast in the office daily
- In office gym
- Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
Company values
- We believe in making every second count - Capitalising on momentum, we know that the world is changing quickly so we act deliberately and urgently, like we're running out of time. We value constant innovation and have a bias to action in order to get important things done
- We believe in getting better every day - Embracing a growth mindset and focusing on making our teams better every day. We value coach-ability, passion and an intrinsic drive to improve. We challenge people to go outside of their comfort zones and promote the spirit of debate
- We believe in winning the right way - We stand up for what’s right. We provide outstanding experiences for our employees, customers, and partners. We want to invest in the communities we operate in and use our expertise to improve the world around us.
- We believe that everything is written in pencil - Adaptability is our secret weapon. The bigger we get the smaller we act, so we constantly change the way we organise our work. Flat, small teams allow us to move quickly when we can and should. We value fresh perspective and constantly challenge our own assumptions.
- We believe in being great people to work with - Embracing our differences, we strive to create an inclusive environment where we are able to bring our best selves to work. We hold ourselves and our teammates accountable. We coach others and invest in strong performers and culture carriers. We have fun and we take our work seriously, but not ourselves.
- We believe that we can be the change we wish to see in the world - We believe that action expresses priorities, and we have a responsibility as individuals and as an organisation to interrupt injustice and indifference whenever we see it. By holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates, community members, and leaders inside the walls of RV, we will set an example for others in the world to follow.
- We believe in leaving the wood pile higher than you found it - Our true purpose is to do all we can to positively change the trajectory of the people and communities that we touch. As long as we are clear and focused on this, our journey and our impact will be like no other
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Tariq Syed
(CEO)Joined Red Ventures in 2017 to lead the inception and growth of their European operations, which included the joint-acquisition of the ZPG Group in 2018 and subsequently the creation of RVU. Leading brands include Uswitch, Money, Save on Energy and Bankrate.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at RVU
- 'We can choose to do nothing, we can choose to be angry with the world, or we can choose to take action. We choose action. Not hollow words or quick fixes that make us feel good. Deep-rooted action that will make a lasting impact way beyond the boundaries of our organisation.' Tariq Syed - RVU CEO
- Educate: We're creating a focused curriculum for all employees to understand the history and impact of systemic racism on people of colour. We're looking specifically into industries where we do business and providing our leaders with training to build and support diverse teams.
- Empower: Our company wide approach to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) includes executive sponsorship, funding, and professional development for ERG Leaders. Current ERGs are focused on Women, BAME and LGBTQIA+. Over time, we will continue to provide support for all identity groups across the company.
- Represent: With the guidance of an external expert, we are conducting a deep-dive assessment of our performance management processes, practices and tools, as well as our recruiting and hiring processes. After that, we'll focus on our promotion processes, compensation practices, and HR policies.
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