Legal & External Affairs

LEX for short, this is where the Group's litigation, regulation, external engagement, communication, security and corporate governance is managed. This involves working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Including governments, NGOs, think tanks, scientists, competitors, the media and, of course, our own employees.

It's their effective engagement and communication that protects our brands, products, commercial interests and corporate reputation. This 500-strong global team is also responsible for keeping our people and our assets safe around the world. To secure our business now and in the future.

LEX people are courageous, collaborative, resilient and accountable. They manage and respond to a complex, fast-paced, ever-changing external environment. To do this effectively you have to be brave, engaging, dynamic and driven.

We operate in a controversial industry. In challenging markets. And on complex projects. We may be obliged to pursue legal challenges against a regulation that we feel is unreasonable. We need to engage with governments to get our messages across. And we lead the business's sustainability reporting efforts. These are big, exciting, rewarding jobs. People in LEX have a broad view of the business, and work together to shape, protect and secure the future of BAT. Whichever part of LEX you're in, there's a huge amount of pride and satisfaction at being part of a function that drives the business forward.