Commercial Lawyer - In-house
- Recruiter
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Northamptonshire, Northampton
- Salary
- £37500 - £45000 per annum + Additional Benefits
- Posted
- 13 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 10 Aug 2018
- Ref
- SC17721S
- Contact
- Simon Campbell
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
Our client is a FTSE 250 organisation looking for a Legal Counsel - Commercial Lawyer to join their highly regarded and successful in-house legal team. Based in Northampton this is a wide and varied position offering exposure to high quality commercial legal work. This is a varied role involving drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
Whilst there will be a focus on commercial contracts you will get exposure to a variety of other legal matters. These could include, data protection, product issues and other queries that can arise in a busy legal department.
The company offer a good collaborative environment. They are strong on training and development and is a business where people come in progress their career and do well.
The ideal candidate:
- A strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Able to work in a busy in-house legal department and provide day to day commercial advice to all departments within the business which might include areas such as product issues, data protection, compliance and dispute management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate legal issues in a business-friendly way and influence key stakeholders
- Able to effectively manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations
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.
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.
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