In House Senior Legal Counsel – Unique Opportunity
- Employer
- Carlyle Kingswood Global
- Location
- Multiple (London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and East Anglia)
- Salary
- Attractive
- Closing date
- 4 Feb 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
- Contract
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Corporate, Information Technology, Transport (Including aviation and shipping)
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Senior Lawyer will support new contractual arrangements in the business whilst keeping the corporate memory. It will be suited to someone who is instinctively interested in not just law, but also the wider business.
The General Counsel will look to you to help lead internal contracts and negotiate complex franchise agreements and other commercial relationships. You will drive these agreements forward, with a high level of energy, and be collegiate in your approach. You will be working within a small team environment, building a proper function. Longer term, the work may broaden out to the rolling stock side of the business, therefore any experience within asset finance would be advantageous. Credibility understanding the business and accounting piece will be of huge benefit, as the work can be highly financial in nature.
We are seeking a lawyer with at least 8 years PQE with good academics and training at a reputable firm as well as experience in the negotiation and drafting of complex, high value contracts. You will to help mentor, support and develop more junior members of the team. If you are financially minded, we’d like to hear from you.
Company
Carlyle Kingswood Global (CKG) works with corporate lead counsel and the managing partners of law firms to hire or acquire strategically key partners, teams and businesses. Our global network of expert consultants works seamlessly from offices in London, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. Our methodology combines comprehensive and tightly structured research, reliably discreet intelligence management and high levels of client responsiveness. Our deliverables include;
- detailed analysis and mapping of vertical disciplines across one or more territories,
- factual and anecdotally based identification of the most highly regarded lawyers at all levels,
- exemplary management and representation of the introduction and negotiation process between our clients.
Our results are transparently demonstrated by the successful hiring and acquisition of legal experts into strategically key markets and disciplines. In the past year alone this includes over 25 partner moves. Each of our consultants has exclusively specialised in a niche vertical discipline, within which they are known for their own trusted relationships and their expert sectoral knowledge. In addition to being experts, CKG consultants also share a personal reputation for integrity, professional discretion, commercial awareness, and a directly honest focus on building long term relationships.
- Website
- http://www.ckgsearch.com/
- Telephone
- 0203 826 1800
- Location
-
85 Gresham Street
London
London
EC2V 7NQ
United Kingdom
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