In-house Counsel

Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Highly competitive compensation + benefits
Posted
27 Jun 2017
Closes
07 Jul 2017
Ref
MAE14343
Job Title
In House Counsel
PQE Level
2-4, 5-7, NQ
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Our client, a leading financial services organisation is seeking a 2 - 5 PQE+ Corporate Commercial Lawyer to join the team working alongside the legal team. The desired candidate will have 2-5* years PQE gained within a top-tier corporate practice or the equivalent in- house.

ROLE:

This In House Counsel / Lawyer role will be dynamic and challenging and include a variety of work such as:

  • Assisting with the review, drafting and amending of legal contracts in particular: terms of business; custody and clearing agreements; guarantees and confidentiality agreements.

  • Reviewing, drafting and negotiating of commercial contracts such as engagement letters, IP/IT agreements, NDAs and ad-hoc agreements.
  • Support internal marketing team with affiliate agreements, agency and licencing agreements.
  • Liaising with external lawyers where required;

CANDIDATE

  • The ideal candidate will be a 2-4* years PQE Corporate Commercial Lawyer gained in a top-tier private practice firm or in-house.
  • If coming from private practice, in-house secondment experience will be desirable not essential

*Candidates outside of this bracket will be considered if they are able to demonstrate the prerequisite experience required.