As a solicitor you will join a well respected team responsible for providing in house legal support to the CPI Group of Companies. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work with a friendly, supportive and pragmatic Legal Team for 12 months on a wide variety of legal matters such as commercial agreements, confidentiality agreements, intellectual property, employment advice and construction and property advice. Transactions may be complex and can range from thousands of pounds up to several million pounds.

The Solicitor will report to one of the Legal Team’s General Counsel and Company Secretary and will support their colleagues in whatever legal tasks are required from time to time, and will provide legal advice to internal clients at all levels within the business. You will pick up the work of our colleague on maternity leave. We will ensure a handover of her work and that we provide full support to you in doing that.

This is fast paced role where you will be able to take responsibility for your own matters where appropriate with the ability to call upon more senior members of the team for support where you require it. Key tasks in the role will include (but are not limited to) the below:

• Advising on corporate and commercial matters, including co-ordinating and liaising with external legal support from the Group’s panel on very complex matters.
• Providing contract law and intellectual property advice, including advising on terms and conditions, and assisting internal clients as one of the main legal points of contact for the extensive range of NDAs put in place across the business monthly.
• Assisting in dealing with general commercial contracting matters.
• Assisting in relation to any disputes relating to a breach of contract with staff, customers, partners, or third parties.
• Assisting the Legal Team in providing legal support to the HR, Procurement and other teams across the Group.
• Assisting with providing legal training to CPI Group staff on legal matters.

We are fortunate to deal with a very broad variety of work. We don’t expect the successful candidate to have experience in every area. We are looking for someone with a can do attitude and enough commercial legal experience to be able to deal with matters confidently but also know when to ask a colleague for guidance.

This is a transformative role at the intersection of automation and novel pharmaceutical innovation!

As an ambassador for our Automation team, your focus will revolve around the challenges set by the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) based in Glasgow, propelling the delivery and perpetual enhancement of automation systems for groundbreaking GMP innovation projects.

Why we need you

Leveraging your technical expertise to provide invaluable input, orchestrating the installation, networking, testing, and verification of automation projects within the dynamic landscape of GMP innovation, you will be an authority in automation, networking, cloud technology, and data science, where your solutions will spearhead innovation and play a pivotal role in the development and improvement of cutting-edge digital manufacturing approaches. Your influence extends beyond the physical boundaries of automation, positioning you as a key contributor to transformative advancements.

Guided by the technical supervision of your line manager and esteemed senior technical colleagues, you'll navigate this dynamic role with a structured approach to problem solving, managing key stakeholders, internal and external.

Beyond your core responsibilities, your impact will reach into diverse supporting activities—ensuring the seamless delivery of Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) standards, and championing continuous improvements in quality.

Join us in a space where government-driven initiatives converge with pharmaceutical innovation, and your role not only meets business unit objectives but propels the entire industry into new realms of achievement. Elevate your career in an environment that thrives on innovation, fosters collaborative excellence, and drives impactful change!

Take a glimpse into the future with Grand Challenge 2, a project that promises to redefine just-in-time clinical trials.

Explore the project details here.

You can also get an insight of what it is like to work at the MMIC here.

Key responsibilities

Key tasks in the OT Engineer role will include (but are not limited to the below), please download the job description for full details available on the CPI careers page:

• To plan and deliver networking activities to ensure a the OT Network is secure and maintained.
• To collect, parse, assimilate and analyse data from multiple process streams and sources for innovative project.
• To be responsible for the successful delivery of experiments on automation projects.
• To maintain clearly documented records of technical data, decisions, methodologies, ensuring the experimental plan aligns with the validation masterplan and other relevant quality documents within the GMP framework.
• To engage in and actively contribute to a culture of continuous capability development, providing insights into areas of specialism.