IT/Comms Associate/Senior Associate
- Recruiter
- Mandaus Limited
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Market Rate
- Posted
- 28 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 28 Mar 2017
- Ref
- Ref 328
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Information Technology
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our Client is looking for a mid-level lawyer, ideally 3-5 PQE, to join its Commercial & Technology team in London. Candidates must have experience of working, primarily on the customer side, but also on the supplier side of Commercial & Technology procurement/sourcing and outsourcing deals.
Job Purpose
Working within an established team in London and being part of the wider team, the successful candidate will be capable of:
- working for a wide range of commercial technology clients – from start ups to multinationals and financial services institutions on a wide range of deals from procurements and service provisions to outsourcings;
- working across the range of technology fields – including IT, telecoms and eCommerce;
- delivering the full range of legal services expected of a Commercial & Technology lawyer – including – drafting, negotiating, project managing, supervising;
- advising on IP, IT, commercial and data protection, data security and financial services regulatory issues;
- developing, building and deepening client relationships.
Person specification
- Have the requisite skills to perform at the highest level as a Commercial & Technology lawyer, including as a minimum being proactive, a solution provider, acting on initiative and being intuitive and adaptable to change
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals;
- Dedicated to delivering state of the art legal services to the highest standards;
- Passion for legal know-how and technical expertise within the relevant practice area;
- Ability to run Commercial & Technology deals independently and autonomously;
- Ability to work well within a team, when needed;
- Excellent written skills with a high attention to detail;
- Possess project management skills, with efficient time management as a minimum;
- Have business acumen and commercial deal awareness;
- Interest in technology and the products/services that our clients are buying or selling.
Knowledge of financial services regulation relating to outsourcing will therefore be a particular asset to this role.