Legal Associate

**Function: Legal**

**Location**: Legal Powerhouse Mexico City

**Terms & Conditions**: Full time role. Hybrid.

**ABOUT UNILEVER**

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. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

**JOB**PURPOSE**

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better 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.

**Where this position fits-into the team**:

- Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse - a team we’re currently building, which will consist of around 25 colleagues in Mexico City
- Integral part of the Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 500 lawyers and specialists

**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE**

**As part of the Market Legal**:

- Support the One Unilever LaTam (Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia & Guatemala) markets 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 One Unilever LaTam
- General administrative and office support as needed

**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

**Governance & Compliance**
- Support the operation of governance schedules and processes for key suppliers
- Support the operation of required ongoing compliance activities for key suppliers
- Understand changes to standard clauses, and highlight deviations and risks, if outside of standard clauses
- Identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes
- Support the Global Legal team with ad-hoc requests and support

**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
- Powerhouse colleagues

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED**

**Experiences**& Qualifications**
- Professional qualification in Law
- Contract negotiation skills, from both a Legal and Procurement perspective
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- 2 - 4 years hands-on experience in contract drafting/reviewing/negotiating role

**Skills**
- Strong English language
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and countries
- Willingness and drive for process excellence
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

**Leadership**
- Care deeply
- Focus on what counts
- Stay 3 steps ahead
- Deliver with excellence