Associate Legal Counsel - Commercial & IP
- Recruiter
- Fyte
- Location
- England, Essex, Basildon
- Salary
- £60000 - £80000 per annum
- Posted
- 03 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 31 Oct 2017
- Ref
- UK762810
- Contact
- Harry Shepherd
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Pharmaceuticals
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Providing high quality legal advice and support to all business areas of the group
- Negotiating, drafting and supporting multi-national high value M&A transactions, commercial contracts, supply chain contracts and licensing & distribution agreements
- Managing and maintaining an extensive global IP portfolio which includes patents and trademarks
- Supporting the business with planning, coordination, and the preparation for board meetings
- Identifying legal and commercial risks within the business and offering high standard legal advice and guidance
- Informing the external Counsel at all times whilst managing the business finances
- Provide support to General Counsel, as required
Required skills and experience
- At least 2 years PQE
- UK qualified lawyer or similar commonwealth jurisdiction
- Broad commercial expertise (Commercial contracts/IP)
- Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge gained across a legal function
- Prior pharmaceutical experience desirable but not mandatory
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