Our purpose is…
To change people’s lives for the better through wellness. We are passionate about supporting people to lead healthy fulfilled lives by providing a space where they can focus on their physical, mental and social well-being.
Our mission is to create an environment where wellness works for everyone. At Virgin Active wellness is not just about fitness- it’s about creating real experiences that support members in their holistic health journey.
We provide a luxury wellness environment that fosters personal growth, community, and transformation. Our approach is accessible, inclusive, and built on the foundation of social wellness. We operate as a full-time onsite function - because we believe the best ideas come to life when we’re collaborating in person, sharing thoughts, and building together.
Our wellness offering is built on core pillars which define who we are and how we deliver on our promise:
Refreshing Real Experiences: Authentic, engaging experiences that inspire lasting wellness.- Holistic Wellness: A comprehensive approach integrating fitness, mental health, nutrition, and recovery.
- Curated Guidance and Progress: Personalized coaching and programs to support sustainable progress.
- Communities Without Conformity: Diverse, welcoming environments where everyone feels empowered.
Your Purpose...
- To monitor and provide advice on operational and commercial issues within the business. We are looking for a lawyer:
- with solid experience in consumer law and commercial law gained at top firms of attorneys and/or a leading company; and
- who will, with the assistance of external counsel specializing in litigation, be able to manage and monitor on the company’s behalf, any litigious or insurance related matters which may arise from time to time.
- The selected candidate will serve as legal advisor and will report directly to the Legal Director.
Club Support - Please note that this makes up a significant portion of the role, specifically:
- Handling and assisting the Clubs and the Customer Engagement teams with member issues in so far as they relate to legal and/or membership contract matters, advising on in-Club member disciplinary matters, liaising with Club General Managers and Insurers, and ensuring implementation of Club rules and operational standards for disciplinary procedures.
- At times the volume of the work coming from the Clubs can be significant, and the successful applicant will need to have strong time management skills, coupled with short turn-around times.
- Assisting with compliance matters involving the Consumer Protection Act, health and safety, environmental, corporate governance and data protection.
- Drafting, negotiating and finalizing service level and commercial agreements with third parties (i.e. corporates, suppliers, sub-tenants, etc.).
- Facilitating the submission of third-party insurance claims and managing litigation in conjunction with VASA insurers.
- Providing legal advice and support in connection with VASA’s corporate relationships, e.g. medical scheme partners, sporting apparel partners, and other vendors and partners in general.
Vendor Contracts:
- Liaising with internal business teams to draft and formalise contracts with new or existing suppliers, reviewing and advising on existing supply contracts;
- We are a global business and therefore you will be required to work with our global teams to draft, negotiate and finalise vendor agreements in other jurisdictions.
- Providing general legal advice on commercial matters to internal business teams, including transaction structuring, contract negotiation, interpretation and enforcement, risk assessment, legal and regulatory compliance and corporate policies.
- Providing legal support to the business teams with respect to VASA sub-tenants, including personal trainers, group exercise instructors, physiotherapists, biokineticist, food and beverage outlets and swim schools.
- Oversight for intellectual property registrations and enforcement.
- Providing legal support to the VASA property legal advisor from time to time.
- Providing legal support in relation to corporate matters, including assisting with annual audit matters, due diligence, corporate agreements, trademark license agreements, and finance.
- Company secretarial assistance.
We can’t live without… (Minimum Requirements)
- A consumer law expertise and a corporate and commercial lawyer (or a litigation lawyer with a record of corporate and commercial drafting experience) with a strong legal background (admitted as an attorney for at least 4 years).
- Quick turnaround times and time management is critical.
- Extremely good written and oral communication skills.
- Strong commercial acumen with a good understanding of the law, and the ability to apply it in a business environment in a user-friendly way.
- Strong people skills, coupled with the ability to negotiate with the internal and external customers, while displaying great diplomacy.
- Capacity to take on a high degree of responsibility, work well under pressure and manage simultaneous projects effectively.
- Vigilance to anticipate problems and provide pre-emptive problem-solving solutions.
We’d like you to have… (Attributes)
- Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
- Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
- Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
- Must be motivated to achieve success.
- A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
- A Growth mindset
- The ability to work independently.
- Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
- A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
- The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
- Action orientation
We’d love you to have… (additional skills)
- Wellness knowledge, to engage and inspire others to take a holistic approach to wellness.
- The ability to be agile.
- The ability to be collaborative.
- High Interpersonal skills (EQ)