Legal Counsel
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Northamptonshire
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 21 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 18 Nov 2016
- Ref
- 13770192/001
- Contact
- Bethany Machon
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Michael page are currently recruiting for an experienced in-house solicitor to act as legal Counsel for one of our clients based in the Northamptonshire region.
This is a locum position for a minimum of three months, but likely to extend. The role is full time to start as soon as possible.
You will be part of a wider legal team and report into the general counsel.
Client Details
Global organisation
Description
Review, negotiating, drafting and advising on various types of commercial contracts, including but not limited to:
- standard terms and conditions of supply and purchase
- supply of services and professional advisory contracts
- supply and manufacturing agreements
- agency and distributorship agreements
- co-operation and collaboration agreements, strategic partnerships, joint development agreements
- IT and network contracts, and data protection
- lease hire and maintenance agreements
- licence agreements.
Assisting and providing transaction support to Regional General Counsel and other senior members of the Legal Department on M&A, joint ventures, restructuring projects and disposal of subsidiary companies.
Able to provide independent, unsupervised advice on:
- Corporate secretarial support and guidance to Treasury, Tax and Finance Teams
- Support senior management for corporate matters in Europe and APAC regions
Profile
- Qualified solicitor
- Holds current in date practising certificate
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Experience working with in-house clients
- Extensive experience specialising in commercial contracts
- Experience in line with the above job description
- Strong communication skills
- Team player
- Immediately available
Job Offer
Subject to face to face interview