Commercial, Intellectual Property and Disputes Paralegal - Asda House

Job Title

Commercial, Intellectual Property and Disputes Paralegal

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Paralegal

Closing Date

11 July 2024

 

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you'll love.”

• Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.

Plus, much more!

“That's more like it.”
 

“Find your role”
 

Can you add value in a fast-paced commercial environment where you will be contributing to legal advice at the cutting edge of an extremely competitive industry?

We have a fantastic role for a commercial, intellectual property and disputes paralegal to join the Asda Legal Team.  This is an exciting opportunity for a talented paralegal to join a fast moving, successful and extremely competitive business within a friendly, hard-working and professional in-house legal team. You will provide broad spectrum of legal services under the supervision of a Legal Manager.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Commercial

• Assisting with commercial queries and providing practical advice to the business
• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting commercial contracts

Intellectual Property (IP)

• Assisting with IP queries and providing practical advice to the business
• Liaising with teams in the business and the external legal advisers to manage Asda’s global trademark portfolio
• Reviewing new product designs from an IP perspective
• Assisting with the investigation of potential IP disputes

Litigation

• Dealing with commercial small claims from inception through to conclusion,  including seeking instructions, drafting defences, preparing witness statements and compiling instructions to counsel
• Conducting settlement negotiations and engaging in small claims mediation
• Drafting and negotiating settlement agreements
• Supporting on higher value litigation, including disclosure
• Dealing with judgments, monitoring the register of judgments and enforcement

“Let's find out about you.”

• An interest in retail and intellectual property.
• A law degree or equivalent.
• Experience in carrying out paralegal duties, either at a leading firm or in an in-house role. 
• To be comfortable working as part of a close team, working independently and interacting across all levels of the business.
• Commercial awareness, a strong desire to learn and the ability to undertake new and challenging work-streams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with acute attention to detail, together with experience of managing competing demands, and working well under pressure.
• Good drafting and presentation skills.
• Experience of using a range of IT packages to a high standard, including word processing (Microsoft Word), electronic diary and e-mail management (Microsoft Outlook), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) and presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint).

“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.
 

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective.  It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. 
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-

•    Discretionary company bonus
•    Company pension up to 7% matched
•    10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
 
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves