Legal Manager

Location: UK - Remote

Annual Salary: £25,000-£30,000 DOE

Contract: Permanent

Line Manager: Ben Whitehead, Twinkl's Senior Legal Manager

Recruiter: Rikki Spencer-Cox

Hours: 37.5

Closing date: 7th of June 2024

Who We Are

Twinkl is a venture capital-backed high-growth leader in the education space with a mission to Help Those Who Teach.

At Twinkl, innovation is not just a buzzword; it's at the heart of everything we do to provide the best educational offering possible to educators internationally.

The Role

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity meets legal expertise?

We're seeking a highly motivated Legal Manager to join our growing legal team. You'll play an important role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Twinkl group, providing accurate legal support, managing caseloads, and tackling a diverse range of legal matters.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you will play a key role in the efficient and effective operation of the legal department. Your core responsibilities will include:

Legal Research - You will undertake comprehensive legal research on a variety of topics relevant to Twinkl's operations, leveraging your knowledge and analytical skills to identify legal issues and give commercially-focussed advice
Drafting/Reviewing Legal Documents - You will be responsible for the drafting and preparation, reviewing, marking-up, negotiation, and proofreading of a range of legal documents, including contracts, policies, notices, leases, and letters.
Managing and Prioritising Legal Matters - You will effectively manage a high volume of legal work, prioritising tasks strategically to ensure that deadlines are met.
Staying Up to Date on Legal Developments - You will proactively stay up-to-date on the latest legal developments relevant to Twinkl, ensuring that the business operates in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
Managing Risks - You'll play a proactive role in safeguarding Twinkl by identifying potential legal risks associated with various business activities in a fast-paced innovation-first environment. Through analysis and research, you'll develop strategies to mitigate these risks
Projects - You will work with Twinkl's Senior Legal Manager on ongoing strategic legal projects

Skills You'll Need

Strong attention to detail
Clear, concise, and accurate written and verbal communication skills
Strong organisation and time management skills
Commercial awareness
A commitment to self-driven continuous learning
An ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent research, writing, and editing skills

Requirements

A law degree or a law conversion course (essential) (LPC desirable, but not required)
Experience within a law firm, in-house legal team, or legal operations (essential)
At least 2 years' experience in areas relevant to Twinkl's operations (e.g. commercial/contract, intellectual property, employment, property) (desirable)

Essential for remote working - You will need access to a fast and reliable internet connection of at least 6mb down and 1mb upload. We recommend you use speedtest.net to check.

If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process,

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here's a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents
From day 1 - Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year (pro-rata) plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions
After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
Long term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay