In house Counsel
- Recruiter
- BCL Legal In-House
- Location
- North East England
- Posted
- 25 Aug 2015
- Closes
- 22 Sep 2015
- Ref
- TF/42723/LF
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Corporate, Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, PPP/PFI/Commercial projects
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
The current in-house legal team is integral to the success of the business, and is growing both in size and importance. The General Counsel is now seeking to hire an additional lawyer to join the department and take on a commercially focused role, which will incorporate significant exposure to the senior management team. The main remit of this position will focus on a range of high value general commercial contracts, often with an international flavour, and there will additionally be involvement with major projects, litigation, joint ventures, mergers and strategic initiatives on an ad hoc basis.
You will be a lawyer with a track record in 'business law' environment (be that from a contracts, corporate, projects, litigation or banking background) and probably possess between 3-7 years' pqe, ideally gained at a major commercial law firm or well respected in house team. Although we are open on your area of specialism, what is key for us is your personality. We are looking for an individual with a positive 'can do' attitude who shows the ability to adapt in a commercially driven environment. The key criteria for this role is to be pragmatic and commercially minded, and to be comfortable in a fast moving and dynamic business. You will also need excellent inter-personal skills and a demonstrable ability to work effectively as part of a team. Additionally, the business uses the support of a number of City law firms and so you will need to be adept at instructing external counsel.
For an individual looking to get involved in high quality work at a significant and successful North East business, this is a first rate opportunity. Please get in contact without delay.
BCL Legal is handling this role as exclusive agent - all direct and third party applications will be forwarded to them for consideration.
Please only apply for this opportunity if you have the requisite skills and experience.
If you would like any further information please contact BCL Legal.
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BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.