In-House Counsel

Michael Page (UK); London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking strategic advisory firm where your legal expertise will drive impactful solutions. This role offers the chance to work on complex legal challenges, providing advice on EU regulatory matters, public procurement, and corporate governance. You will collaborate with diverse teams, ensuring compliance and supporting the business in navigating legal landscapes. With opportunities for travel and remote work, this position is perfect for a legal professional looking to grow in a dynamic environment. Embrace the chance to make a difference in a company that values innovation and integrity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Travel opportunities

Remote working options

Qualifications

• Experience in EU and UK regulatory laws and public procurement law is essential.
• Familiarity with managing cross-border legal matters is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on EU procurement matters and corporate governance.
• Support corporate transactional matters, including M&A due diligence.

Skills

EU and UK regulatory laws

public procurement law

litigation/dispute process

competition law

anti-bribery legislation

data privacy law

commercial contracts law

Education

Law Degree

Legal Practice Course

Job description

• 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

• Serving 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.
• Providing legal advice to the business and contracts professionals on work with the European Union/Commission and the variety of Directorates-General (DGs) particularly 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 helping to defend the company's business, legal, and contractual interests.
• Familiarity with managing cross-border legal matters and providing legal and corporate governance support to remote offices: Exploring legal entity registrations in new jurisdictions; evaluating legal and employment implications of short-term projects in foreign jurisdictions; providing general support on local governance matters; issue-spotting cross-border compliance matters (anti-corruption, sanctions, trade, tax, etc); and obtaining local counsel advice.
• Supporting with any litigation, legal demand letters, legal disputes, or similar that may arise within the business, and utilizing the assistance of external litigation counsel and OGC leadership as appropriate.
• Providing high-level employment law advice or comfortable in coordinating employment-related legal matters with strong internal Human Resources team and external employment counsel, as appropriate.
• Where needed, supporting the strong Contracts, Subcontracts, Procurement, Facilities, Human Resources, and other corporate teams in their review of a wide range of business agreements, lease agreements, consortium agreements, non-disclosure agreements, employment-related agreements, subcontract documents, and client contracts with commercial, government, and inter-government clients.
• Supporting corporate transactional matters, including M&A due diligence and integration activities and coordinating corporate governance matters.
• Staying current on assigned regulatory and legal issues affecting the company.

Compliance

• General support to the overall execution of the Ethics and Compliance program, particularly in relation to UK and EU government compliance (strong familiarity with UKBA), and applicable inter-governmental compliance requirements (i.e., EC).
• Where appropriate, assisting HR and Compliance teams on internal reviews of employee misconduct.
• Working with leadership to develop legal policies and procedures.
• Providing targeted live training on key legal, regulatory, and compliance topics.

The Successful Applicant

• General experience with EU and UK regulatory laws, public procurement law, litigation/dispute process, competition law, anti-bribery legislation, data privacy law, and commercial contracts law will be needed to varying degrees (further support will be available through specialist in-house and external law firms).

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, travel opportunities, and remote working for those that want it.