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General Counsel

Employer
Barclay Simpson
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
£120,000 - £140,000 + benefits
Closing date
26 Jul 2019

Job Details

Operating much like a ‘business accelerator’ for the pharmaceutical industry, Avillion LLP – a Blackstone backed business –  is a global drugs development business which partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop late stage drugs and accelerate their availability to market. Avillion LLP is currently experiencing strong growth, and is therefore looking to appoint a General Counsel. This position would take a broad role and include legal and compliance support for the overall business; the handling of legal and regulatory dimensions relating to drug development projects; and other work streams, which include, for instance, clinical trial supply model and research institution agreements. This role will report directly into the CEO.

The likely successful candidate would be – on an indicative basis – between 6-12 years PQE and possess commercial/pharmaceutical/life science experience. Compensation for this mandate is competitive and includes a discretionary bonus component. Please see the attached job specification.

Company

Barclay Simpson is dedicated to the recruitment of Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Treasury and Information Security professionals. With offices in London, Dubai and Hong Kong we have a truly global reach. Having been established since 1989, our reputation is built on an authoritative knowledge of our market and the objective guidance that we offer. The long-term relationships that we have built with clients and candidates throughout the banking, financial services and commercial markets are testament to this. Our specialist legal division advises lawyers on their careers both within private practice and in-house, covering financial services and the commercial sector. We strive to maximize our candidates’ potential through effective career management and identifying the most fitting roles available.We recruit qualified lawyers at all levels and work with a wide range of clients from large global institutions with extensive legal teams to small privately owned businesses looking to recruit their first in-house legal advisor. Within private practice we place finance, corporate, commercial, regulatory, insurance and projects lawyers into law firms in London and globally. We have a strong knowledge of the market and established relationships with leading US, International and UK law firms.Our in-house divisions in Dubai and Hong Kong recruit UK qualified, international and local lawyers at the mid to senior level into multinationals, regional conglomerates and financial institutions across Asia Pacific, Australasia, the Middle East and North Africa. For a more detailed picture of the current recruitment market or to discuss specific vacancies, please contact Jane Fry, Tracy Brown, Liam Hughes, Rebecca Garland or Callum Stuckey on 0207 936 2601 or email legal@barclaysimpson.com. For further information please visit www.barclaysimpson.com/legal-recruitment

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 936 2601
Location
Bridewell Gate
9 Bridewell Place
London
London
EC4V 6AW
United Kingdom

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