FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.
We’re a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.
LEGAL
We’re a full service in-house legal, corporate governance and compliance function, with lawyers in London, Porto, Shanghai, Moscow and New York. We provide solutions to challenging business matters and leadership and advice on strategic projects. We are a valued and integrated partner to global teams, in all business areas.
LONDON
Our London office is located in Old Street, London’s tech hub, and is home to a broad range of teams including Commercial, Marketing, and Product. Our open plan space is ideal for collaborative working and sharing ideas, or you can enjoy some quiet time in our dedicated library. We also have a large outdoor terrace which is the perfect spot to have a team lunch or host events.
THE ROLE
We are continuing to scale our Legal, Ethics & Compliance (LEC) team sustainably and efficiently. We’re looking for a Junior Legal Operations Specialist, who will report to the Head of Legal Operations, to join our Legal Operations team as we drive change, build a framework, and set up the strategy & streamline processes. Someone who is excited by the FARFETCH mission and culture, and passionate about technology. We are looking for someone to join our legal operations function to support our growing legal team of nearly 60 in seven jurisdictions.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Own the team invoicing and billing process, identifying and implement improvement measures
- You’ll provide a customer-centric, efficient, and seamless experience to LEC, managing the responding to system, policy and process queries.
- Maintain all invoice procedural documentation and Playbooks
- Be the central point of contact with the Invoicing platform service provider.
- Liaise with outside counsel to ensure compliance with LEC billing guidelines
- Manage the matter management system to ensure accuracy and reconciliation with invoices, working with both the LEC and outside counsel.
- Manage WIP and accruals process, ensuring alignment with internal financial systems.
- Support project within the LEC Legal Team.
- Support team with raising POs on our accounting systems.
- Run regular, periodic reports and proactively communicate these to the team (e.g., spend against budgets, jurisdictions, law firms etc.)
WHO YOU ARE
- Customer focused orientated with previous experience in a billing or invoicing support capacity preferred (if in legal operations environment that will be a plus);
- Solid IT skills, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the full G Suite.
- A stickler for accuracy, attention to detail and data protection.
- Proactive and a problem-solver; able to spot inefficiencies and opportunities, and recommend new ways of working, striving to constantly improve what we do.
- You are highly proficient at organisation, able to manage multiple priorities, self-organise and keep on top of tasks.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT
- Farfetch is committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.
We are continuing to scale our Legal, Ethics & Compliance (LEC) team sustainably and efficiently. We’re looking for a Junior Legal Operations Specialist, who will report to the Head of Legal Operations, to join our Legal Operations team as we drive change, build a framework, and set up the strategy & streamline processes. Someone who is excited by the FARFETCH mission and culture, and passionate about technology. We are looking for someone to join our legal operations function to support our growing legal team of nearly 60 in seven jurisdictions.
