Corporate Counsel / Senior Corporate Counsel.

Techaxis, Inc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services company in London seeks an experienced Corporate Counsel with a strong background in outsourcing and IT contract matters. The role involves negotiating contracts, advising on compliance, and providing legal counsel to management. Ideal candidates will have 8-15 years of experience and excellent communication and analytical skills. This opportunity requires an LLB/LLM/J.D. and offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on legal expertise.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-15 years of professional experience in legal counsel.
• At least 4-8 years in outsourcing/IT Contracts.
• Strong knowledge of governing laws.

Responsibilities

• Identify requirements and prepare contracts.
• Provide legal counsel on business and regulatory issues.
• Negotiate and draft business agreements.

Skills

Negotiating and drafting skills

Analytical ability

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal ability

Education

LLB / LLM / J.D or equivalent degree

Job description

Role

• Corporate Counsel (10 years of relevant experience, at least 4 of which should be in Outsourcing)
• Senior Corporate Counsel (15 years’ relevant experience, at least 8 in Outsourcing)

Location – London (This will be office based role)

Specific Responsibilities

• Identify requirements, prepare and negotiate contracts, perform legal due diligence and research, advise management, and ensure on-going compliance with the company's responsibilities for monitoring, reporting and meeting contractual, statutory and legal obligations in customer engagements.
• Provide legal counsel, coordinate and manage other legal activities relating to a variety of business corporate or risk management functions / issues as they arise.
• Review, negotiate, and / or draft business agreements / contracts relating to a wide variety of general business and / or regulatory issues to the best advantage of the company.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with various business practices and operations.
• Review statutes, regulations and company contracts and provide advice on resolving legal, business and / or regulatory issues.
• Supervise, coordinate or direct projects and / or legal staff as assigned.
• Provide legal review, analysis, and advice to business partners / functional areas as assigned, as well as provide legal review, analysis, and counsel relating to contract negotiation and draft related agreements.
• Provide assistance to and manage the work activities of other legal staff, as may be assigned.
• Provide regular written reports and ad hoc verbal reporting to Senior Corporate Counsel and to Head of Legal in relation to own responsibilities.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Requires a LLB / LLM / J.D (or equivalent degree in the relevant jurisdiction) from an accredited law school and current practising certificate or equivalent.
• Requires at least 8-15 years of professional experience with at least 4-8 years in outsourcing / IT Contracts / License matters in both private and public sector matters, providing legal counsel on business issues and contractual issues in the legal field, demonstrating good negotiating and drafting skills.
• Requires strong analytical ability and knowledge of the relevant governing laws.
• Requires good team spirit and the ability to motivate and supervise assigned personnel.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel within the company, vendors and clients, and an understanding of working across cultures.
• Requires project management and time-management skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work activities to accomplish assigned duties under deadline pressure.
• Requires strong interpersonal ability to effectively work with internal business clients, vendors and external clients.
• Requires word processing skills and the ability to perform in a self-sufficient manner with minimal secretarial and administrative support.

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