Legal Counsel
- Employer
- Anakin Seal Legal
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £75000.00 - £95000.00 per annum
- Closing date
- 15 Dec 2022
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
LEGAL COUNSEL - LONDON - COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS - £75-95K
Our client, a major pensions sector company, is looking for a solicitor to join its in-house legal team based in London. The company deals with actuarial, pensions insurance and health analytics work
Role Overview
This is a permanent role to join the established in-house legal team. The focus is on commercial contract work. Duties include:
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating client related contracts, such as engagement terms, master services agreements, non-disclosure agreements and release letters
- Acting as trusted advisor to the firm's Partners, client teams and the IT, HR, Administration, Finance and Business Development teams
- Helping supervise and develop lawyers more junior to you within the team
- Advising on data protection law
- Reviewing, drafting and advising on commercial contracts with suppliers, including for IT services and software licence and support agreements
- Advising on a wide range of other legal, risk and compliance matters affecting the firm, including intellectual property rights and internal policies
Candidate Profile
The firm is seeking a commercial lawyer with the following experience/characteristics:
- Solicitor with a minimum of 3 years' pqe working as a legal counsel or in a commercial department within a recognised team in private practice.
- Excellent negotiation skills and extensive experience advising on and negotiating commercial contracts
- Highly proficient in the fields of intellectual property and data protection law
- Strong business acumen with a commercial and practical approach
- Further duties include providing regulatory legal advice to support the Compliance Department; Reviewing commercial/IT contracts and advising on employment matters.
- The ability to foster and maintain excellent business relationships.
What's on offer?
On offer with this opportunity is:
- Salary £75-95k dependant on experience.
- Bonus scheme and very good additional benefits.
- Hybrid working available with 2 days in office, 3 from home.
- Chance to join an established UK pensions sector company with more than 1000 employees nationally.
Apply Now
To be considered for this legal counsel role based in London please get in touch with a recent CV as soon as possible.
Company
Anakin Seal has been established as a specialist legal recruitment company since 1993 and as such has built up its reputation on providing the best possible service to both its clients and candidates.
Since 2003 we have been part of the IPS Group, a leading independent professional recruitment business with offices throughout the UK.
We understand the importance of recruitment in the legal market place. The long-term viability of any legal practice lies in maximizing its strengths by recruiting the right individuals at the most appropriate level and retaining them.
We offer a complete recruitment service designed to meet the ever-changing recruitment needs of the legal profession. We are actively involved in recruiting fee-earners at all levels from equity partners through to legal executives / paralegals and support staff.
By understanding the requirements of both clients and candidates, we hope to be able to be in the best possible position to bring together parties with similar goals and objectives ensuring that we present the right firms to the right candidates and vice versa.
Our experience and knowledge of the marketplace is second to none and our track record speaks for itself.
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