IT/Commercial Lawyer
- Recruiter
- Mandaus Limited
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 23 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 23 Mar 2017
- Ref
- Ref 321
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Data Protection, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our Client, well-established in the UK as a leading international law firm and regularly involved in some of the country's most high-profile legal matters, is currently looking to recruit a mid-level Associate to work in its IT/Commercial department.
You will have
- a track record of working on commercial pharma / healthcare deals, with a real interest in that industry and ideally with a good level of regulatory expertise in the sector.
- experience in data protection, particularly related to the pharma / healthcare sector but not essential.
You will
- also assist with business development activities
- need to have strong interpersonal skills
- have a strong academic background and
Key Skills and Skills Required
- Graduate - degree educated or comparable (minimum 2:1)
- Qualified Solicitor with experience of working on contracting and advisory issues in IT, outsourcing and data protection with, ideally, experience in contentious / pre-contentious matters
- Excellent technical abilities and development potential
- Proactive and flexible, with an emphasis on reliability, responsiveness and delivery
- First class communicator - strong both verbally and orally - and able to develop relationships with key internal stakeholders and clients with ease.
- Strong team player with a "client first" mentality.
- A strong interest in business development and willingness to explore client secondment opportunities as part of the same.
- Respects and enjoys the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds found in the Firm
You are likely to be offered secondment opportunities with our clients, many of whom are leading technology industry players or major users of IT services.