Senior Legal Counsel
- Recruiter
- Law Absolute Limited
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Posted
- 02 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 30 Jul 2018
- Ref
- ST/024208
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Company / Commercial, Telecommunications
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
One of the world’s leading data services company is seeking a senior lawyer to raise the profile and impact of the Legal team.
Responsibilities:
- Advising on all company activities and specifically to ensure the business receives timely and appropriate legal advice
- Drafting and negotiating complex, high value and strategically important agreements
- Managing the relationship with external solicitors in relation to all activities
- Drive and lead change in the UK Legal Team
- Keeping abreast of legal developments in the field of commercial law
- Liaising with colleagues in the Group Legal team, Group Company Secretarial team and other overseas teams to ensure consistency and best practice
- Providing a wide range of leadership and management support to Lead Counsel, including developing and implementing strategy, work allocation, inspiring and motivating the team and coaching
Skills:
- Qualified solicitor
- Ability to deal with highly complex and high risk issues in relation to commercial law
- Strong drafting skills and the ability to draft all necessary documentation up to the highest level of complexity
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to lead negotiations on complex legal negotiations
If you have the skills highlighted above and you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity please kindly email sturnbull@lawabsolute.com
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