Head of Legal - Media/Tech company - London
- Employer
- Taylor Root
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- medical insurance,pension,30 days holiday
- Closing date
- 16 Feb 2022
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Partner, Management/Head of Department, Senior Executive, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Information Technology, Media/Entertainment/Sport
- PQE
- 7+ Years, Partner
Job Details
You will be responsible for providing legal and commercial advice to the executive team and the business on all major issues affecting the business. This will include:
- overseeing the preparation and negotiation of client contracts and NDAs with clients and media agencies
- preparing and negotiating larger/complex client contracts, partner agreements, supplier agreements and NDAs and develop and maintain standard agreements and terms and conditions
- assisting the HR team with employment matters such as standard agreements, settlement agreements and general employment law advice
- taking a lead role in the evaluation, initiation, due diligence/negotiation, and completion of corporate acquisitions, disposals, restructuring and joint ventures
- providing corporate advice on the structure of the Group and assisting with any changes to the Group structure
- assist with property matters (using outside lawyers as required)
- advising the business on the way it collects, uses and processes its data as part of the services it offers
- managing disputes/litigation
Ideal background
You will ideally be at least 8 years' PQE with a strong background gained in private practice before making the move to a media or technology company. As this role has two direct reports, management experience is highly desirable.
Due to the nature of the work and the need to hit the ground running, you must have relevant experience in media, gained within a media / advertising agency or consultancy.
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Company
Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.
We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .
In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.
Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.
Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.
For more information please contact your nearest office:
5 Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7RD
T: +44 (0)20 7415 2828
Suite 614, Liberty House
DIFC
P.O. Box 506739
Dubai, UAE
T: +9714 448 7770
1918 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2973 6333
Level 15, Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
Singapore 049712
T: +65 6420 0500
Level 12, 25 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000
Level 4
520 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000
T: +61 (0)3 8610 8400
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