Global Commercial Counsel — Diverse Contracts & Growth

Kingsley Green Recruitment group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Green Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Commercial Lawyer to provide practical, commercially focused legal support across a broad range of business activities in a fast-paced environment.

You will draft, review and negotiate supplier, partnership, licensing, ecommerce, and outsourcing contracts; advise on disputes and risk management; and support marketing, IP licensing and due diligence for potential M&A activity. Collaboration with senior lawyers is essential.

Qualifications

• UK-qualified solicitor or barrister with strong commercial contracts experience.
• Proven ability to draft, review and negotiate complex agreements.
• Experience advising on regulatory and IP licensing matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier, partnership, licensing, franchise, ecommerce and outsourcing contracts.
• Advise on commercial disputes, litigation and risk management matters.
• Support marketing, ecommerce activities and regulatory compliance with related T&Cs.
• Manage wholesale and concession agreements with suppliers and partners.
• Assist with M&A due diligence, documents and post-completion support.
• Liaise with regulators on compliance and supervise junior team members.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

IP licensing

Education

UK Qualified lawyer

Job description

We are working with a Global powerhouse in their search for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to provide practical, commercially focused legal support across a diverse range of business activities within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier, partnership, licensing, franchise, ecommerce, technology, outsourcing and finance-related contracts.
• Advising on commercial disputes, litigation and risk management matters.
• Supporting marketing and ecommerce teams on advertising, promotions, digital activity and regulatory compliance, including drafting related terms and conditions.
• Managing wholesale and concession agreements with suppliers and business partners.
• Advising on intellectual property matters, including brand licensing and third-party licensing arrangements.
• Supporting customer service teams with complaints, disputes and small claims matters.
• Assisting with M&A transactions, including due diligence, transactional documents and post-completion support.
• Liaising with regulators and enforcement bodies on compliance and customer-related issues.
• Managing external legal counsel where specialist support is required.
• Supporting senior legal colleagues and supervising junior team members.

Candidate Profile:

• UK Qualified lawyer with strong commercial contracts experience.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of a business.
• Commercially minded with a pragmatic approach to legal advice.
• Collaborative, proactive and motivated to develop within a large international organisation.

This role will offer lots of scope for growth and the ability to work on a broad range of exciting work with the support of a collaborative legal team.

If you have the skills described above and are keen to discuss the role in more detail, please kindly share your CV with Sarah - [e-mail]