Legal Associate (One Unilever Europe)

JOB TITLE: Legal Associate (One Unilever Europe)
JOB LOCATION: Viladecans, Barcelona

Who we are…and what we offer
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you enjoy dynamic and agile environments and providing creative solutions for the business, then this role is just for you!

We have established four Legal Powerhouses in Bangalore, Mexico City, São Paulo and Barcelona, which form an integral part of the Legal Function and provide defined, structured services to our other lawyers and to the wider business.

The Legal Powerhouses are part of the legal function and provide defined, structured services to our other lawyers and to the broader business
Where this position fits-into the team:

• Supporting the 1 Unilever Europe Legal Team
• Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse – a team we’re currently building, which consists of around 25 colleagues in Barcelona
• Integral part of the Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 500 lawyers and specialists

Role purpose

As part of the Market Legal:

• Support the One Unilever Europe markers with Legal research, analysis and operational tasks as required.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and files
• Submission of documents to the official entities
• Supporting the management and administration of contracts
• Simplification and innovation; supporting innovation and use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of legal services
• Engaging with and supporting other lawyers across Europe

Contracting:

• To negotiate terms and conditions with third parties with whom Unilever business wish to contract, by both influencing them to accept our own standard templates or, alternatively, negotiating the use of their templates, with changes that suit Unilever’s interests.
• To ensure there are adequate schedules included in the overall supplier contracts so that the contract risk profile of 3rd party suppliers providing or supporting Unilever information and systems is adequately managed and addressed.
• To interact with One Unilever Europe legal team who own the contracts’ expertise in order to ensure that up to date version of clauses, templates and schedules are used.
• Make recommendations to enhance the end user experience on the CLM tool, process reengineering to drive efficiency and solution driven within One Unilever Europe.

Governance & Compliance

• Understand changes to standard clauses, and highlight deviations and risks, if outside of standard clauses.
• Ensure the organisation's internal contract document templates are accurate and up to date.
• Identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes.

Stakeholder Management

• Support the development and management of stakeholder relationships within Unilever and with key third parties, including within Legal, Procurement, Finance, Digital Marketing, HR, local Data Protection Officers and other businesses

Key Interfaces
• Legal (including external legal counsel)
• Procurement
• Data Privacy

Relevant Experience

• Professional qualification in Law
• Fluent in Spanish and English
• PQE of 1-3 years of experience practicing law in a law firm or corporate legal department
• Strong communication skills
• Willingness and drive for process excellence
• The ability to work independently and cross functionally under pressure
• Capable with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint – including the creation of graphical presentations
• Strong communication skills in English language.
• To be a pro-active self-starter who is able to work autonomously
• Flexibility and readiness to work on a broad range of matters
• Excellent project management skills and ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly team-oriented
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail
• Being able to work and respond positively in a client-led culture.
• ability to work with colleagues across multiple time-zones

Preferable

• Experience within a consumer goods or retail environment.
• Understanding of procurement and Legal aspects of supplier relationships.

Leadership Behaviors

• Care deeply
• Focus on what counts
• Stay 3 steps ahead
• Deliver with excellence

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.