Legal Counsel EMEA - 0-3 PQE

The successful Legal Counsel, EMEA will provide robust legal support and guidance across the EMEA region for a highly regarded Technology Business. The role includes managing a range of legal matters, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic legal advice.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established player in the Technology sector, with a significant presence across the globe. They are known for their innovative solutions and have a large workforce of dedicated professionals committed to driving the company's continued success.

Description

• Provide Legal support to the Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.
• Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
• Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.
• Partner with and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.
• Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies, and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.

Profile

A successful Legal Counsel should have:

• 0-3 years of commercial/IT/IP legal and compliance experience
• In-house legal experience is a plus.
• Current practising certificate in the UK.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• High degree of integrity and ability to instill trust.
• A goal-oriented team player with excellent strategic and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality work product in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Adaptability and an openness toward cross-functional development.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• A supportive work environment that fosters innovation
• The chance to work with a team of highly skilled professionals