Corporate Lawyer (Remote-Working)

Thomson LRC; City of Edinburgh, Glasgow; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

• Role Profile: Corporate/ Commercial Lawyer
• Niche Consultancy Firm
• Global Client Base
• Fully Remote-Working

Niche consultancy firm that specializes in managing the legal implementation of transfer pricing policies and group reorganisations. The company designs, implements, and maintains inter-company agreements to support compliance, reduce risk, and maximize shareholder value.

Responsibilities:

• Primarily acting for multinational groups, including those headquartered in the US, UK, and the rest of Europe.
• Working in conjunction with international tax and transfer pricing professionals (both in-house and in advisory firms).

Focus on the legal aspects of transfer pricing compliance (training will be provided on this). This involves:

• Designing, drafting, implementing, and maintaining intercompany agreements (contractual arrangements between legal entities in a multinational group).
• Advising on the international legal aspects of cross-border corporate structures (including corporate simplification projects, debt simplification projects, and other group reorganisations).
• Training will be provided on intercompany agreements and the legal aspects of transfer pricing compliance.

Core Technical Skills / Competencies Required:

• Contract drafting: must be able to draft contracts independently, using a template/sample/precedent as a starting point, and tailoring/free drafting as needed.
• Corporate law aspects of group reorganisations: should be able to analyse a group reorganisation and break down the legal elements involved, and create a draft documents list.
• Corporate governance: needs a strong foundation in company law (e.g., directors’ duties, board minutes and resolutions, shareholder resolutions).

Desirable Technical Skills:

• Awareness of transfer pricing and international tax issues (training will be provided on inter-company agreements and the legal aspects of transfer pricing compliance).
• Experience of cross-border reorganisation projects.
• Commercial awareness (e.g., exposure to M&A, commercial contract negotiation, joint ventures, IP rights, etc.).
• Awareness of the basics of company accounts.

On Offer:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package and fully remote working basis.

To Apply:

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