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Job Family Group Description - Legal / Compliance:
Promotes and protects our company’s best interests with legal and regulatory advice, support and representation. Ensures our policies are compliant with any applicable laws and regulations imposed by local governments.
Job Family Description -Legal Counsel:
Oversees all legal aspects of our business. Anticipates legal risk and gives specialized advice to management. Safeguards the reputation of our company by guaranteeing legal conformity and minimising probability of exposure.
Sub-Job Family Description - Paralegal:
Provides assistance and support to legal staff by gathering information, researching the law, and preparing opinions and legal documents.
Job Description
McQueen is a British luxury fashion house founded by Lee Alexander McQueen in 1992. In 2001, the house joined the Kering Group and, since December 2023, is under the creative direction of Seán McGirr.
McQueen is distinctive for an expression of individuality, subversive strength and raw power. With a design studio and atelier based in London, the house is known for uncompromising quality and creative vision.
At McQueen, we live and breathe a culture defined by our key Behaviours:
- Empowerment – We empower our team and peers, providing unwavering support to ensure everyone can thrive; this means giving support to your team and those you are working with to succeed.
- Teamwork – We put an emphasis on Teamwork; this means working together as a collective to achieve shared goals.
- Respect – We value respect, treating everyone with dignity and showing genuine appreciation for their efforts: this means treating everyone equally.
- Kindness – We believe kindness is integral to everything we do; this means demonstrating compassion and empathy towards others.
How will you contribute?
- Providing general legal and administrative support to the Legal team based in London;
- Primary responsibility for general administrative support duties, including coordinating document signature, arranging meetings, filing documents and processing invoices and purchase orders;
- Contract management including monitoring deadlines and managing the database of contracts;
- Company secretarial support, including working with the global teams;
- Drafting and reviewing contracts;
- Research;
- Data protection support, including working with the Group Privacy team;
- Trade mark portfolio and domain name administration and anti-counterfeiting activities;
- Updating electronic databases;
- Other ad hoc paralegal/admin duties.
Required Skills:
- You will be able to demonstrate the desired Alexander McQueen behaviours.
- Minimum qualification of a UK law degree (or non law degree and GDL) and, preferably, LPC or SQE.
- Previous paralegal or similar experience.
- Italian and/or French language skills advantageous although not essential.
- Ability to work within a fast paced environment, be organised and meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail with a methodical and logical approach.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong time management/priority management skills.
- Team player who has flexibility and is willing to go the extra mile.
- High level of integrity and discretion is essential.
Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
Job Type
Regular
Start Date
2025-04-30
Schedule
Full time
Organization
Autumnpaper Limited
