Junior Counselor

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to provide essential legal advice and support for business operations in the UK and Ireland. This role offers the opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders, manage contracts, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will possess a strong legal background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently. Join a company committed to diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact on the business and the communities it serves.

Benefits

Pension

Health Care

Life Assurance

Laptop

Phone

Training Resources

Discounts within Tata Network

Qualifications

• Providing legal advice on business, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Handling drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and negotiate contracts, perform legal due diligence.
• Provide legal counsel and manage legal activities as required.

Skills

Legal Research

Contract Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

LLB/LLM/J.D

Job description

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If you need support in completing the application or if you require a different format of this document, please get in touch with at [emailprotected] or call TCS London Office number 02031552100 with the subject line: “Application Support Request”.

Role: Junior Legal Counsel

Job Type: Permanent

Location: London

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

We have an exciting role for you as Junior Legal Counsel

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
• Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.

The Role

As a Junior Legal Counsel you will be responsible for providing legal advice to the management, including strategic initiatives, general business, regulatory and legal compliance matters of TCS operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This will include corporate legal activities and timely delivery of legal support. In this role you will be responsible for handling drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and legal documentation. International and domestic travel will be required based on business requirements.

Key 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 Head of Legal in relation to own responsibilities.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• LLB/LLM/J.D (or equivalent degree in the relevant jurisdiction) from an accredited law school and current practising certificate or equivalent.
• Professional experience with a demonstrably keen interest in Outsourcing/IT Contracts/Data Privacy/License matters, providing legal counsel on business issues and contractual issues in the legal field, demonstrating good negotiating and drafting skills appropriate at this level of experience.
• Strong analytical ability and knowledge of the relevant governing laws.
• Good team spirit.
• Excellent oral and written communication ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel within the company, vendors and clients, as appropriate at this level of experience, and an understanding of working across cultures.
• Project management and time-management skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work activities to accomplish assigned duties under deadline pressure.
• Strong interpersonal ability to effectively work with internal business clients, vendors and external clients.
• Word processing skills and the ability to perform in a self-sufficient manner with minimal secretarial and administrative support.

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity and inclusion motto is ‘Inclusion without Exception’. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected across our workforce implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

You’ll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join (these are optional). Our diversity, inclusion and social activities include 12 employee networks such as gender diversity, LGBTQIA+ & Allies, mental health, disability & neurodiversity inclusion and many more, as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events and we sponsor the London Marathon.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [emailprotected] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps

Due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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