Legal Counsel, 0-3 PQE
- Recruiter
- Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, Cheshire, Warrington
- Salary
- £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 03 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 01 Oct 2021
- Ref
- 4018025
- Contact
- Navita Rooprai
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Your new company
Head quartered in the North West and easily commutable from Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester areas including Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Wigan, Crewe, Northwich, Bury, Stockport; this company is well-established with a strong and growing client base and looking to appoint a commercial lawyer into the legal team.
Your new role
Your role will involve handling a variety of commercial contract matters from IT contracts, procurement agreements, IP and distribution agreements. You will also gain exposure to engineering and infrastructure related contracts and be involved in strategic legal projects as well as providing advice to the business on a range of legal matters.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a UK qualified solicitor with solid drafting, reviewing and negotiating skills with experience in a good spread of commercial contracts. In-house or secondment experience would be ideal and this could be a great opportunity for a private practice commercial lawyer, looking to make their first move in-house. It is important that you can work seamlessly with the senior management team and build relationships with the wider business whilst working from home.
What you'll get in return You'll enjoy exposure to a fast-paced environment on a varied workload of commercial contracts, legal projects and managing legal queries from across the business. You will develop your skills in-house as part of a collegiate team, initially on a temporary basis starting asap with future prospects of a permanent role. You will be offered a competitive salary for a junior level lawyer, benefits include flexible working and free parking once the office reopens.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Navita Rooprai.
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