Commercial Lawyer - Fixed Term Contract

QED Legal
London
£75000 - £85000 per annum, Benefits: Additional benefits
28 May 2021
25 Jun 2021
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Simon Campbell
In House Counsel
Contract
Full Time
Our client is looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial Lawyer for a 12 - 14 month fixed term contract. 

The key to the role will be dealing with the day to day legal matters faced by the business. A candidate with a strong career background to date with skills and experience in commercial contracts law is required.

The successful candidate will be dealing with a wide range of legal issues including:

  • Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts relating to software licnesing, design & build, cloud computing, agile, IT outsourcing, systems integration and other more general commercial contracts on both supply-side and customer-side in the public and private sectors
  • Assisting and helping the business on a wide range of other legal matters including intellectual property issues
  • The successful candidate must be able to point to strong communication skills and good business and commerciality skills.
In-house experience would be desirable, but the client would consider a private practice lawyer looking to move in-house who could point to good business and commercial skills.

Our client envisages that candidates with between 5 - 10 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. For full details please see our website.