Valeria Ash
Senior Legal and Contracts Specialist @JDR Cable Systems
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Legal and Contracts Specialist @JDR Cable Systems
Project Disputes and Contract Management, Offshore Services Contracts, Mentoring, Sub-Contracts and Supply Chain Relationships• Led review and negotiation of high-value commercial contracts, including offshore services agreements, major tenders, and supply chain contracts.• Acted as a senior legal advisor to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, providing strategic guidance on contractual risk, liability exposure, and deviations from standard terms. • Owned end-to-end legal support across the project lifecycle, assisting with contract management activities including variations, claims, extensions of time submissions, warranties, and remedies to minimise risk, avoid disputes and protect margin. • Directed the defence and resolution of complex claims with customers and subcontractors, developing strategies to achieve commercially favourable outcomes. • Embedded legal input into operational and commercial decision-making through close partnership with project, procurement, and delivery teams. • Mentored and supported junior members of the team, providing technical guidance, development feedback and supervision of work.• Designed and delivered training programmes and lessons-learned initiatives for senior stakeholders, improving contract awareness and risk management across the business.• Contributed to the development of internal legal frameworks, templates, and governance tools to enhance efficiency, compliance, and consistency.
EDUCATION
Anglia Ruskin University
LLB (Hons)
ARU College
Foundation in Law
The University of Law
LLM LPC (SQE)
ABOUT VALERIA ASH
As a senior in-house legal specialist and qualified solicitor, I am here to bridge the gap between complex legal situations and practical solutions for the business, including: Contract Review & Negotiation Commercial Project Management and Commercial Bid Advice Claims, Disputes & ADR StrategySupply Chain Relationships Senior Stakeholder & Executive AdvisoryTraining, Mentoring & Team Development
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