In-House Counsel

TN United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading strategic advisory and digital services provider seeks a legal advisor. You will manage legal matters, provide regulatory advice, and support compliance efforts while working on exciting projects with growth opportunities. The role offers competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Travel opportunities

Remote working options

Qualifications

• Experience with various EU and UK laws is required.
• Familiarity with compliance and governance matters.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal advisor on matters facing the E&A business.
• Manage cross-border legal matters and provide governance support.
• Support litigation and coordinate with external counsel.

Skills

EU regulatory laws

UK regulatory laws

public procurement law

litigation/dispute processes

competition law

anti-bribery legislation

data privacy law

commercial contracts law

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• Join a leading strategic advisory and digital services provider
• Work on exciting projects that offer so much opportunity for growth as a lawyer

About Our Client

This business combines its people expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help clients crack their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. They are leaders in the technology and digital consultancy space.

Job Description

Legal

• Serve as a legal advisor on all matters facing the E&A business, including coordinating with other in-house and external counsel, to offer pragmatic legal and business advice to leadership and corporate functions.
• Provide legal advice to the business and contracts professionals on work with the European Union/Commission and the various Directorates-General (DGs), including advising on EC procurement matters, challenges to EC procurement decisions, client and subcontractor disputes, meeting EU regulatory requirements, conflicts of interest, hiring of former government employees, and defending the company's business, legal, and contractual interests.
• Manage cross-border legal matters and provide legal and corporate governance support to remote offices: exploring legal entity registrations in new jurisdictions; evaluating legal and employment implications of short-term projects abroad; supporting local governance matters; issue-spotting cross-border compliance issues (anti-corruption, sanctions, trade, tax, etc); and obtaining local counsel advice.
• Support litigation, legal demand letters, disputes, or similar issues within the business, coordinating with external litigation counsel and leadership as needed.
• Provide employment law advice and coordinate employment-related legal matters with internal Human Resources and external employment counsel.
• Assist in reviewing business agreements, lease agreements, consortium agreements, non-disclosure agreements, employment-related agreements, subcontract documents, and client contracts with commercial, government, and inter-governmental clients.
• Support corporate transactional activities, including M&A due diligence, integration, and corporate governance matters.
• Stay current on legal and regulatory issues affecting the company.

Compliance

• Support the execution of the Ethics and Compliance program, especially concerning UK and EU government compliance (familiarity with UKBA), and inter-governmental compliance requirements (e.g., EC).
• Assist HR and Compliance teams with internal reviews of employee misconduct where appropriate.
• Work with leadership to develop legal policies and procedures.
• Provide live training on key legal, regulatory, and compliance topics.

The Successful Applicant

• Experience with EU and UK regulatory laws, public procurement law, litigation/dispute processes, competition law, anti-bribery legislation, data privacy law, and commercial contracts law is required to varying degrees, with further support from in-house and external law firms.

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, travel opportunities, and remote working options.