Legal Advisor
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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Advisor to provide comprehensive legal advice and support across a charity. This role involves ensuring compliance with legislation and sector best practice, and advising directors and senior leadership on regulatory and compliance matters. Day-to-day of
the role
Manage a caseload of commercial property matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and leases. Conduct legal due diligence and title investigations. Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice.
Advise on the legal risk and potential mitigations in commercial relationships with suppliers including tenders, contracts, and disputes. Update and manage the contract management database. Provide professional legal advice and support in relation to all property transactions and miscellaneous property issues.
Support and advise internal teams in relation to major property projects. Deal with all aspects of the acquisitions, renewals, disposals of the charity’s retail shops when dealt with in-house and overseeing transactions when outsourced.
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and non-commercial contracts. Advise on agreements, including licensing, grant funding, sponsorship, and educational placement agreements. Support senior managers in navigating new legal and regulatory developments.
Provide guidance and review compliance on governance frameworks and practice, and monitor healthcare legislation as it affects the charity’s areas of operations. Provide guidance on professional regulatory matters. Advise on political campaigning restrictions, and unauthorised fundraising practice.
Review and advise on changes to policies, procedures, and guidelines. Advise on HM Coroner matters, StJRs, Deprivation of Liberty Standards, LPAs, and requests for patient data. Advise on complaints up to Ombudsman level.
Advise on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters (anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, data protection, care standards, and charity regulations). Undertake other job-related duties and special projects, contributing to the overall success of the legal team. Required Skills