Commercial Lawyer – Fixed Term Contract

Our client is looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join their busy in-house legal department. This is a 6 month fixed term contract and you must be available to start the new role quickly and commit to the full period.
 
Based in London the ideal candidate will:

• Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements
• Provide expert and strategic legal advice on matters across the organisation, ensuring that legal risk is effectively managed
• Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel and clients)
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work
• Ideally have a background in fintech or financial services

Our client envisages that candidates between 3 and 6 years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.
 
For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn’t for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals.