Corporate lawyer (maternity cover)

Corporate lawyer, interim in-house legal job, m&a financing in-house legal job, interim corporate legal

Your new company

An independent telecommunications infrastructure company in central London with offices throughout the EMEA region. Founded nearly 20 years ago, this fast-growing company has over 1,500 employees and connects millions of people worldwide. The office in central London hosts a small legal function with four core members of the group legal team reporting into the Associate General Counsel.

Your new role

A Corporate lawyer role reporting into the Associate General Counsel. This is an interim position for support during maternity leave. The role involves advising on a variety of international corporate transactions including M&A and financing. You will draft, review and negotiate a broad range of contracts and ensure that they are compliant with all statutory or legal requirements (including NDAs as well as a host of commercial contracts with external parties such as suppliers). You will advise on regularly, compliance and corporate governance related matters also.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a qualified lawyer with 5+ PQE (guide only) and ideally have had experience in a top tier private practice firm as well as relevant in-house exposure. You will be qualified either in the UK or another major common law jurisdiction (such as Australia or Zealand), so long as you already have full and uninhibited right to work in the UK. You will be confident interacting across the business including with senior stakeholders in various operating jurisdictions.

What you'll get in return

You will gain excellent corporate exposure to complex matters and will have the opportunity to interact with internal stakeholders across the business. Working as part of a small legal team, you will be given the best possible variety of corporate/M&A work. This is an exciting time to join a growing organisation. You will be remunerated with a competitive pro-rata salary or day-rate.

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