Commercial Lawyer

The Role

This role will provide essential support for Transport for Wales (TfW)'s legal needs, advising across all areas of law (excluding property law), with an emphasis on commercial law and will include managing any external legal resource required to support such matters.

Role responsibilities

• Support the Head of Legal and Insurance on larger, complex matters through co-ordinating external legal support and working independently whilst handling a varied casework of legal matters (focusing on commercial law matters but also covering other areas of law, such as litigation, procurement; construction; environmental; planning; health and safety; public and regulatory law) to ensure the business is appropriately advised at all times and risks are minimised/mitigated.
• Support the business to achieve its strategic priorities by acting as a strategic business partner and working collaboratively with colleagues across the business, including participating in cross-functional project teams, in order to deliver those aims.
• Support managers and directors with risk identification and mitigation as necessary by providing guidance and advice, acting as a subject matter expert to ensure TfW and its subsidiaries are well informed of risks.
• Offer legal training to internal and external stakeholders through the delivery of workshops and seminars in order to build legal awareness and knowledge within the business.
• Instruct and build relationships with third party legal advisors in support of service quality and contract management through regular contact, both structured (review meetings, etc) and informal to ensure consistently high service delivery.
• Develop a deep understanding of our statutory limitations, organisational strategies and commercial drivers by continual engagement with internal and external stakeholders and organisations to ensure up to date knowledge.
• Advise TfW on legal matters in the context of their statutory frameworks and interests through providing fully considered advice and recommendations to ensure delivery of TfW needs and wants.
• Deputise for the Head of Legal and Insurance in periods of absence and perform other duties when required to ensure the needs of the organisation are met and risk to the business is minimised.
• Act as first and primary contact for stakeholders on a day-to-day basis by providing them with commercially focused legal advice to ensure risk to the business is minimised and information is accurate and consistent
• Maintain matters in good organisational shape and in accordance with quality and service levels to be agreed according to business needs.

Who we're looking for

• A Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive or possess significant equivalent experience as a Legal Professional with demonstrable post qualification experience in commercial law in addition to in a number of other legal areas e.g. litigation, procurement, construction, environmental, health and safety or planning.
• Both experienced and confident in making independent decisions whilst managing a caseload with minimal supervision, whilst providing high quality service in a busy environment.
• Experience of analysing and applying legal principles and facts to derive technically sound advice and commercial strategies for complex matters.
• Ability to problem solve and interrogate the law and factual data and information to identify the root cause(s) of problems, demonstrated through previous experience.
• Experience of collating information to develop insights and approaches to answer business questions.
• Proven experience of engaging with and influencing multiple stakeholders across different business levels from Executive level to frontline staff.
• Experience of providing support and advice in a professional setting, proactive with identifying issues and diagnosing solutions for said issues.

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Y Swydd

Bydd y swydd hon yn darparu cymorth hanfodol ar gyfer anghenion cyfreithiol Trafnidiaeth Cymru (TrC), gan gynghori ar draws pob maes o'r gyfraith (ac eithrio cyfraith eiddo), gyda phwyslais ar gyfraith fasnachol, a bydd yn cynnwys rheoli unrhyw adnoddau cyfreithiol allanol sydd eu hangen i gefnogi materion o'r fath.

Cyfrifoldebau'r swydd

• Cefnogi'r Pennaeth Cyfreithiol ac Yswiriant ar faterion mwy a chymhleth drwy gydlynu cymorth cyfreithiol allanol a gweithio'n annibynnol wrth ddelio â gwaith achos amrywiol o faterion cyfreithiol (gan ganolbwyntio ar faterion cyfraith fasnachol ond hefyd ar feysydd eraill o'r gyfraith, fel ymgyfreitha, caffael; adeiladu; amgylcheddol; cynllunio; iechyd a diogelwch; cyfraith gyhoeddus a rheoleiddio) i sicrhau bod y busnes yn cael ei gynghori'n briodol bob amser a bod risgiau'n cael eu lleihau / lliniaru.
• Cefnogi'r busnes i gyflawni ei flaenoriaethau strategol drwy weithredu fel partner busnes strategol a chydweithio â chydweithwyr ar draws y busnes, gan gynnwys cymryd rhan mewn timau prosiect traws-swyddogaethol, er mwyn cyflawni'r nodau hynny.
• Cefnogi rheolwyr a chyfarwyddwyr i nodi a lliniaru risgiau yn ôl yr angen drwy ddarparu arweiniad a chyngor, gan weithredu fel arbenigwr pwnc i sicrhau bod TrC a'i is-gwmnïau yn cael digon o wybodaeth am risgiau.
• Cynnig hyfforddiant cyfreithiol i randdeiliaid mewnol ac allanol drwy ddarparu gweithdai a seminarau er mwyn meithrin ymwybyddiaeth a gwybodaeth gyfreithiol yn y busnes.
• Cyfarwyddo a meithrin cysylltiadau â chynghorwyr cyfreithiol trydydd parti i gefnogi ansawdd gwasanaeth a rheoli contractau drwy gyswllt rheolaidd, yn strwythuredig (cyfarfodydd adolygu, ac ati) ac yn anffurfiol i sicrhau bod gwasanaeth o safon uchel yn cael ei ddarparu bob amser.
• Datblygu dealltwriaeth ddofn o'n cyfyngiadau statudol, ein strategaethau sefydliadol a'n sbardunau masnachol drwy ymgysylltu'n barhaus â rhanddeiliaid a sefydliadau mewnol ac allanol i sicrhau bod gennym yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf.
• Rhoi cyngor i TrC ar faterion cyfreithiol yng nghyd-destun eu buddiannau a'u fframweithiau statudol drwy ddarparu cyngor ac argymhellion cwbl ystyriol i sicrhau bod gofynion TrC yn cael eu cyflawni.
• Dirprwyo ar ran y Pennaeth Cyfreithiol ac Yswiriant mewn cyfnodau o absenoldeb a chyflawni dyletswyddau eraill pan fo angen i sicrhau bod anghenion y sefydliad yn cael eu diwallu a bod y risg i'r busnes yn cael ei lleihau i'r eithaf.
• Gweithredu fel y cyswllt cyntaf a'r prif gyswllt i randdeiliaid o ddydd i ddydd drwy roi cyngor cyfreithiol sy'n canolbwyntio ar fasnach i sicrhau bod y risg i'r busnes yn cael ei lleihau i'r eithaf a bod yr wybodaeth yn gywir ac yn gyson
• Cynnal materion mewn cyflwr sefydliadol da ac yn unol â lefelau ansawdd a gwasanaeth sydd i'w cytuno yn unol ag anghenion y busnes.

Am beth rydyn ni'n chwilio

• Cyfreithiwr neu Weithredwr Cyfreithiol Siartredig, neu'n meddu ar brofiad cyfatebol sylweddol fel Gweithiwr Cyfreithiol Proffesiynol gyda phrofiad ôl-gymhwyso amlwg ym maes cyfraith fasnachol, yn ogystal ag mewn nifer o feysydd cyfreithiol eraill, e.e. ymgyfreitha, caffael, adeiladu, yr amgylchedd, iechyd a diogelwch neu gynllunio.
• Yn brofiadol ac yn hyderus wrth wneud penderfyniadau annibynnol wrth reoli llwyth achosion heb lawer o oruchwyliaeth, gan ddarparu gwasanaeth o ansawdd uchel mewn amgylchedd prysur.
• Profiad o ddadansoddi a chymhwyso egwyddorion a ffeithiau cyfreithiol i gyflwyno strategaethau masnachol a chyngor technegol cadarn ar gyfer materion cymhleth.
• Y gallu i ddatrys problemau a chwestiynu'r gyfraith a data a gwybodaeth ffeithiol i ganfod gwraidd y problemau, wedi'i ddangos drwy brofiad blaenorol.
• Profiad o gasglu gwybodaeth i ddatblygu dealltwriaeth a dulliau o ateb cwestiynau busnes.
• Profiad amlwg o ymgysylltu â nifer o randdeiliaid a dylanwadu arnynt ar draws gwahanol lefelau busnes, o lefel Weithredol i staff rheng flaen.
• Profiad o ddarparu cymorth a chyngor mewn lleoliad proffesiynol, gan fod yn rhagweithiol wrth adnabod problemau a chanfod datrysiadau ar gyfer y problemau hyn.

Sgiliau Cymraeg

Er nad yw sgiliau Cymraeg yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon, byddent yn ychwanegiad gwych at eich cais.

Mae TrC yn cefnogi unrhyw un sydd eisiau dysgu Cymraeg neu wella ei sgiliau. Rydyn ni'n cynnig cyfleoedd dysgu ar-lein, cyrsiau ystafell ddosbarth, a chyllid i fynd ar gyrsiau yn y gymuned leol.

Cyfle Cyfartal

Rydyn ni'n newid y ffordd y mae'r diwydiant trafnidiaeth yn edrych. Drwy ddathlu a chroesawu gwahaniaethau, rydyn ni'n datblygu gweithlu sy'n cynrychioli Cymru. Mae angen i ni gael pobl ddawnus o bob cefndir a diwylliant i ddod i rannu eu safbwyntiau a'u profiadau. Mae timau amrywiol yn gwneud penderfyniadau gwell ac yn sbarduno arloesedd. Ymunwch â ni i drawsnewid y ffordd y mae Cymru'n teithio."