Group Legal Counsel
- Recruiter
- Law Absolute Limited
- Location
- South West London
- Salary
- £70,000 - £100,000
- Posted
- 08 May 2017
- Closes
- 05 Jun 2017
- Ref
- SB/022028
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
- PQE Level
- 5-7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are currently working with a renowned multinational within the technology sector, in their search for a Senior Commercial Lawyer to join their award-winning, mid-sized legal team, focusing on the business’ interests across the UK and Europe.
As a top-tier Senior Lawyer, reporting directly into the EMEA General Counsel, you will advise on a wide range of corporate commercial matters and will support on a wide range of legal disciplines, such as TMT, IP, corporate and disputes.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiating, drafting and offering support on varying technology, IT, handset, mobile broadband and other related agreements
- Managing third party relationships from a legal and commercial perspective
- Establishing strong working relationships across multiple business units and Lawyers across the global business
- Identifying and advising on commercial risks
- Instructing external counsel whilst managing external advice and costs
Candidate profile:
- UK qualified or similar commonwealth jurisdiction
- Likely to have 6-10 years PQE
- Strong academic background, training at a magic circle/top50 LLP
- Broad commercial expertise (commercial contracts/IP/data protection)
- 2-3 years’ experience working in-house or long term secondments within TMT sector
- Robust drafting capability
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously within minimal supervision
This is a superb opportunity for an well-rounded, city trained Lawyer to join a well-known multinational to work alongside some of the leading Lawyers within the industry, in a role that promises autonomy and exciting legal matters.
At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained.
LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.