Commercial Lawyer - Household Name - 5+ PQE (Hybrid)

Our client is currently seeking an ambitious, motivated, proactive, senior lawyer, experienced in commercial contracts, who will be part of a lively team.

The position reports to a Director in the UK.

Primary responsibilities

Contribute as an independent, trusted legal advisor within GCO and the wider business by:

• Identifying and effectively managing legal risk
• Taking instructions and supporting other lawyers or legal teams in General Counsel’s Office (GCO) globally
• Providing sound, commercial legal advice and support across all business units, including drafting, reviewing, analysing and negotiating a wide range of agreements and legal documents
• Supporting internal governance and approval processes, including coordinating with compliance, risk, finance and other internal stakeholders as appropriate
• Instructing and liaising with various outside counsels to obtain, challenge and finalise legal advice/opinions on various projects, legal advice and agreements
• Carrying out legal research on behalf of our GCO colleagues
• Supporting company secretarial matters as required
• Providing training workshops as required

Lead and supervise the work of other legal workflow team members, including:

• Coaching, mentoring and supervising direct reports in the LST team
• Promoting the success of direct reports by acknowledging and rewarding achievements
• Identifying areas that need increased leadership focus
• Implementing and improving methods for legal knowledge management
• Contributing to LST’s training and development programme
• Ensuring LST’s adherence to any company-wide and GCO-specific processes and procedures
• Preparing and delivering internal training as required
• Supporting budgeting and expenses control tasks; and performing other duties as assigned by the LST Vice President & Senior Counsel from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified to practice in UK
• Significant experience in PQE although strong candidates with less experience will also be considered
• In-house experience in financial services is preferred but not mandatory
• Quality experience in advising on commercial contracts
• Solid drafting, research and negotiation/influencing skills
• Solid analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Solid understanding of general principles of law applicable to commercial practice
• Intellectually strong with ability to rapidly grasp key issues
• Ability to work under time pressure to meet tight deadlines and clients’ expectations
• Proven track record in leading, supervising and developing other professionals
• Fluency in an additional language other than English is preferred but not mandatory

Contact Sarita Rai for more information                 
T: 0203 826 1807                                                       
E: srai@ckgsearch.com