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Summary
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Dechra is a global specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sales of high-quality veterinary products worldwide. Dechra has recently been 'taken private' and was, until recently, part of the FTSE100, listed on the London Stock Exchange, with revenue of approximately £680 million. Dechra has seen rapid growth over the last 5 years. Since 2015, the Group has completed 30 acquisitions worldwide. Learn more at Dechra.com.
Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business
The Opportunity
As a member of the global Group Legal team, this Legal Counsel position will report to the Assistant General Counsel. The role requires an individual that can engage with all parts of the business including cross-border functions such as sales teams, DPM&S and PDRA. The role will require the holder to work closely with other members of the Group Legal team some of whom are based in Europe and North America. The role is one that forms part of a group (see diagram above) that may need to support work across the business and/or in support of any senior colleague globally. All Legal team members will necessarily have a close working relationship with the Company Secretarial and Compliance teams.
The Legal Counsel will be responsible for assisting the General Counsel, Assistant General Counsels, and Senior Legal Counsels with the delivery of timely and commercially focused legal support to all parts of the Dechra Group but with a particular focus on colleagues based in North America. The aim of the Legal team is to support the business in realising its strategy and to help it manage legal risk.
The Legal Counsel may, by agreement, act as a business partner to one or more parts of the business.
Dechra is a friendly, collaborative, and people focused business and so the Legal Counsel needs to be confident working with colleagues across the globe. The Legal Counsel will need good listening skills, cultural awareness and to enjoy working with others. Nonetheless, despite the supportive culture, work will often be new and challenging so the Legal Counsel should have curiosity, common sense, and resilience.
Main Responsibilities
So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied scope and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:
Ideal Candidate
Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We're particularly excited to hear from those who have/are:
Full Time
$146k-188k (estimate)
06/21/2024
07/19/2024
dechralabs.co.uk
HADNALL, ENGLAND
1,000 - 3,000
1997
BOB PARMENTER
$500M - $1B
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