In house commercial / corporate solicitor
- Recruiter
- BCL Legal
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England / Tyne and Wear, England / England
- Posted
- 02 Mar 2015
- Closes
- 30 Mar 2015
- Ref
- TF/39120/LF
- Contact
- Tom Fleet
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Information Technology, PPP/PFI/Commercial projects
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, Newly Qualified
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
Our client is a well known, international, blue chip organisation, based in the North East of England.
A vacancy has arisen for a commercially minded junior lawyer to work in their well established group legal department. This is an interesting and varied role where you will work closely with other members of the legal team and the businesses providing information, advice and support on a wide-range of commercial matters.
The remit is broad, and could include; terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services, bids and tenders, providing advice on and draft various IT contracts, drafting of confidentiality agreements and letters of intent, drafting and negotiating procurement contracts, some contractual disputes, various regulatory and compliance matters - in short, developing close working relationships with internal and external parties and offering wide ranging general legal advice to all areas of the group.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and personable solicitor with experience which may have been gained through working In-House or in Private Practice. You will probably be cNQ- 2 years pqe, and from a corporate, commercial, technology or projects background, but the specific skillset is less important that your positive can do attitude and adaptability. The key criteria for this role are to be pragmatic and commercially minded, and to be comfortable in a fast moving and dynamic business.
In addition, you should have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be commercially minded, and customer focused. Adaptability is important, and although the main focus of this role is commercial contracts you must be able to have a whatever crosses the desk approach, and therefore interested in widening your experience and skills.
In return, the role offers a highly competitive salary, car, an overall good remuneration package commensurate with your skills and experience, and an opportunity to work within a large multinational group on a range on varied an interesting legal work. A genuinely excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer to move in house and retain high quality work within a supportive and career developing environment.
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.
For a full list of exclusive legal vacancies please visit BCL Legal website.
BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.
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