Commercial Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Hays Midlands
- Location
- England, Leicestershire
- Salary
- £37000.00 - £47000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 16 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 13 Apr 2017
- Ref
- 2982170
- Contact
- Stephen Keye
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Solicitor or Legal Executive with commercial experience to join an education establishment.
Your new company
This is a world leading education establishment that has been in operation for well over a 100 years. They have close to 30.000 students with over 3000 members of staff and have a turnover in the region of £150 million. The working environment is of an excellent standard due to recent multi million pound developments taking place over the last few years and is very accessible via train and car. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Solicitor or Legal Executive with commercial experience to join their Legal Services Team on a permanent basis.
Your new role
Reporting into Head of Governance and Legal Services, you will play a vital role as part of a strong and progressive team in an exciting forward thinking environment. You'll be dealing with a wide range of agreements relating to projects with International, UK and EU partners both from industry, commerce and the higher education sector. It is also expected you'll be contributing to the protection of the assets of the university including its intellectual property and its reputation. You will also work with minimum supervision and take a leading role in the cementing of strong links with particular faculties in the university gaining specialist knowledge of that area.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll be a qualified Solicitor or Legal executive who has experience of drafting, negotiating and advising upon a full range of commercial contracts and a sound working knowledge of Intellectual Property ideally gained through the Higher Education sector. You will also have the ability to work to deadlines with initiative and manage your own case load.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a competitive salary with the opportunity to work for a world leading education establishment.
What you need to do now
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