In House Commercial Contracts Lawyer
- Recruiter
- Lipson Lloyd-Jones
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £50000 - £70000 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Posted
- 05 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2017
- Ref
- 65541
- Contact
- Marian Lloyd-Jones
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Data Protection, Intellectual Property
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
THE COMPANY
An expanding international services company.
THE ROLE
A new opportunity has arisen for a part or full-time legal advisor to work in the company's head office based in London.
The role would suit a North American qualified lawyer with 1-3PQE (ideally gained in-house) or a UK qualified lawyer / Contracts Manager with US market experience.
ABOUT YOU
The successful candidate will possess excellent technical skills and attention to detail; be highly motivated and capable of working autonomously; be dedicated to delivering excellent client service; and embrace working collaboratively with other members of the legal team and wider business.
Roles and responsibilities:
Draft, negotiate and review commercial contracts (including MSAs, sales and supply chain, outsourcing, NDAs) supporting both North American and global territories;
Provide legal advice to senior stakeholders in areas such as data protection, IP, cross-border transactions, tax, labour leasing / employment and regulatory matters;
Oversee corporate governance for NAM entities including company formation, re-structuring, filings and insurance;
Assist HR and Credit Control teams with legal disputes and litigation as required;
Work closely with the Compliance function to develop and implement internal and external policies and processes
The individual wiill have had exposure to US markets, either locally or via a US headquartered business and be experienced in commercial contract negotiation (preferably gained in-house)
The candidate will have commercial acumen and the ablity to balance legal risk with business objectives and be comfortable operating at a cross-functional level to best support internal clients.
Experience in a sales environment useful but not essential.
Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.