Legal Counsel EMEA
- Recruiter
- gmk
- Location
- England, Hampshire, Basingstoke
- Posted
- 05 Feb 2016
- Closes
- 04 Mar 2016
- Ref
- LT23166
- Contact
- Liam Taaffe
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Information Technology
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
The Role
A commercially minded all round Legal Counsel for the EAST region where you will work as part of the EMEA legal department and report into the EMEA General Counsel. For this opportunity you will be required to provide expertise in drafting complex commercial contracts with the capability to provide thorough commercial legal advice to the business units across the UK Region, EMEA and the world. Part of your role requires offering additional business support to assistant with strong company growth ambitions. This opportunity offers an excellent variation of commercial work where you will be required to work harmoniously with the commercial and marketing teams, so in order to be successful lawyer in this organisation you must pragmatic and capable of building strong working relationships.
The Candidate
Candidates must have at least 7yrs PQE legal experience gained from a commercial/technology training from a leading law firm having excellent technical legal and drafting skills. Candidates must have thorough commercial law experience with knowledge of consumer markets/IP and be proficient in delivering commercial legal advice across the business. The ideal candidate will come from a leading e-commerce or consumer electronic business with knowledge of Digital media and have excellent drafting/negotiating skills. You must be a pragmatic and commercially aware lawyer with the ability to demonstrate and deliver results under strict deadlines even in times of difficult situations. An attractive salary with car allowance and numerous generous incentives is on offer for the right candidate. You will be based in Basingstoke with occasional overseas travel.