.unilever is currently hiring for senior legal associatewho we are…and what we offerwe're establishing four legal powerhouses in bangalore, mexico city, barcelona, and são paulo, which will be 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 10 colleagues in são paulo.integral part of unilever's legal function - a global operation consisting of approximately 500 lawyers and specialists.what will your main job purpose becontracting: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.to interact with unilever legal team who own the contracts' expertise in order to ensure that up to date version of clauses, templates, and schedules are used.core legal:conducting legal research and analysissupporting legal entity management and governance proceduressupport to the teams in relation to monitoring of emerging regulationsmaintaining accurate and up-to-date records and filessupporting the wider legal team in terms of lawsuits and administrative proceduressupport to the teams in relation to control of cases, deadlines, and documentationsubmission of documents to the official entitiessupporting the management and administration of contractssimplification and innovation; supporting innovation and use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of legal servicesengaging with and supporting other lawyers across the globegeneral administrative and office support as neededline managementact as a line manager for a small team of legal associates.governance & compliancesupport the operation of governance schedules and processes for key supplierssupport 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.ensure the organisation's internal contract document templates are accurate and up to date.identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes.stakeholder managementsupport 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