Legal Counsel

Cadence Design Systems; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Bracknell is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to provide comprehensive legal support across various business functions. The ideal candidate will be a UK qualified solicitor with up to 3 years of experience. Responsibilities include supporting sales with commercial contracts, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and managing compliance for the company. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and pension plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday per year

Private Medical and Dental plans

Income Protection and Life Insurance

Group Personal Pension Plan

Cycle to Work scheme and gym subsidy

5 days of paid time to volunteer

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Great workplace environment

Qualifications

• Must be a UK qualified solicitor (0 to 3 years qualified)

Responsibilities

• Provide Legal support to Sales teams for commercial contracts
• Collaborate with Legal, Sales, and HR teams to drive outcomes
• Assist in handling disputes and intellectual property matters
• Manage obligations to distributors and ecosystem partners
• Ensure compliance with business conduct and policies
• Anticipate and assess emerging legal risks
• Prepare reports regarding contract escalations and compliance
• Handle other Legal matters as needed

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Job description

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.

Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: Bracknell Office

Reports to: Snr Group Director

Overview

Junior lawyer (0 to 3 years qualified) in EMEA covering all aspects of EMEA Legal work – e.g. Commercial, Academic network, HR, Compliance, Co Sec., distributors.

Responsibilities

• Provide Legal support to our Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.
• Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
• Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.
• Partner with, and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.
• Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.
• Handle other Legal matters as needed to help our EMEA business achieve its desired outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must be a UK qualified solicitor (0 to 3 years qualified)

We can offer you

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per year
• Private Medical and Dental plans, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme and gym subsidy
• 5 days of paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• The opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work & Fortune 100 organisation
• And much more, so do not hesitate to contact us!

Travel

• Some occasional travel may be required – EMEA and US, but work is mostly based in Bracknell.

Additional Information

Cadence has consistently achieved a ‘Top 50’ ranking in the Great Place to Work awards in the UK.

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Be proud and passionate about the work you do. Together, our One Cadence – One Team culture drives our success.

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