In-House Commercial IT Solicitor / Legal Counsel
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, London, Hammersmith
- Salary
- £70000 - £90000 per annum + Additional Benefits
- Closing date
- 1 Oct 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors
- Experience Level
- Not Disclosed
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Information Technology
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details
Our client is a growing force in UK's IT / Cloud industry and are looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial IT Lawyer to join their busy and growing in-house legal department. This is an intriguing opportunity for someone who wants to develop and progress their skills in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
Based in Hammersmith, the ideal candidate will:
- Be a UK qualified solicitor with at least 2+ years PQE
- Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including IT / technology contracts (such as software development and licence agreements), confidentiality agreements and service agreements
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work
The successful candidate must be able to point to strong communication skills and good business and commerciality skills. You will have a strong knowledge of IT contracts such as SaaS and software.
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.
Our client envisages that candidates with 2+ years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.
For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Nick Warren 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.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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