Legal Counsel - 5+ PQE - flexible working

LEGAL COUNSEL OPPORTUNITY 5+ PQE

This is an exciting time to join the Franklin's team, with multiple transformative scientific research programmes underway and the recent opening of our new research hub building with state of the art laboratories.

As Legal Counsel, you will be at the heart of translating the Franklin's ground-breaking discoveries into new technologies that will transform life science and medical research. You will lead the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of a broad range of research-related contracts with our industry and academic collaborators, service providers, government and other funding bodies. You will also oversee the processes and procedures for protecting the institute's intellectual property rights whilst safeguarding both the researchers' need to publish results and pursue further research and the Franklin's charitable and academic status.

You will have a passion for research and technology development and its translation to advance our understanding of human health. This role an excellent opportunity to further develop your career in the field of technology transfer in a growing and innovative research organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate formal agreements covering a broad range of research and research-related activities, including academic and commercial collaborations, licensing of intellectual property, NDAs, and consultancy assignments.
• Provide clear and pragmatic advice on a broad range of legal topics. Such advice should identify the legal and practical significance of the matter at hand and, where appropriate, the implications of associated contractual terms. There will be instances where advice requires the articulation of different options and their relative trade-offs in terms of risks and benefits.
• Ensure that material institutional risks in proposed contracts are identified, captured and communicated appropriately.
• Manage input and advice from external legal counsel, ensuring expert advice is received as required in a cost-effective manner.
• Business partnering with key stakeholders to find solutions and respond to day to day legal issues.
• Working across all teams at the Franklin to contribute to other projects or activities as the need arises

Person specification:

Essential:

• Qualified lawyer with up to 5 years of post-qualification legal experience gained in either an academic technology transfer environment or a commercial research and development company.
• A solid track record in contract negotiation, demonstrating an ability to tackle complex issues and find pragmatic solutions that support the Franklin's strategic objectives
• Proven expertise in contract and intellectual property law and good legal knowledge in areas relevant to a growing research institute such as employment law, data privacy and charities law.
• Ability and willingness to manage a range of projects and priorities and to work to tight deadlines
• Provide legal advice and commercial input into negotiations conducted by other members of the operations team
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and plan suitable mitigation steps
• Relishes working in a challenging, fast paced environment with the ability to adapt to situations as they arise
• Excellent customer focus and customer relationship skills
• Diplomatic and pragmatic with rigorous attention to detail

Desirable:

• Research experience
• Experience in working in a start-up environment

This is a full time role. The Franklin supports flexible working.

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