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Commercial Solicitor - Legal Counsel

Employer
QED Legal
Location
Burton-on-Trent
Salary
£50000 - £60000 per annum, Benefits: Additional Bonus & Benefits
Closing date
24 Dec 2021

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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
Experience Level
Not Disclosed
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Company/Commercial
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Job Details

Our client is a international brand looking for an In-house Legal Counsel / Commercial Contracts Lawyer to negotiate international contracts under English law.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be a UK qualified Solicitor between newly qualified - 6 years PQE
  • Have strong experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and experiences ideally including experience with distribution agreements and licensing agreements,
  • Help the business with a variety of other legal matters including supporting complex transactions and projects
  • Have solid training and experience in a reputable law firm, ideally with some in-house experience.
This is a great opportunity to join a highly regarded and successful team dealing with interesting, complex international work. You will be working in one of the fastest growing parts of the business and will develop and progress your skills and experience. 

The position can be home based but you will need to be able to travel into the Company offices in Burton on Trent twice a week.

Our client envisages that candidates with at least newly qualified to 6 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 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.

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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