Legal Counsel

SaccoMann; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious digital services consultancy is seeking a commercial solicitor or contracts manager to join their dynamic legal team. This pivotal role involves providing in-house contract support and enhancing legal compliance across the business. You'll engage in contract negotiations, risk management, and relationship building, while also delivering training to promote key legal areas. With a flexible remote working arrangement, this position allows you to contribute significantly to the company's growth while enjoying a supportive and collegiate work culture. If you're a proactive and professional individual, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• UK qualified solicitor or experienced contracts manager with strong knowledge of commercial contracts.
• Experience in data protection and company law matters is essential.

Responsibilities

• Guide the business on contract negotiations and risk management.
• Provide briefings and training to promote legal compliance.

Skills

General Commercial Contracts

Data Protection

Risk Management

Contract Negotiations

Company Law

Education

UK Qualified Solicitor

Contracts Management Experience

Job description

Sacco Mann is working in partnership with a hugely ambitious and dynamic digital services consultancy that delivers end-to-end strategy, design, and data services. With several offices across the UK, they have a growing workforce and an integral legal team, central to their strategy.

The role

As a result of their ambition, there now exists a brand new opportunity for a commercial solicitor or contracts manager to compliment this team, who will play a pivotal role in helping them grow their business, providing In-house and contract support whilst strengthening existing legal compliance and governance across the business.

You'll help guide the business on numerous contracts negotiations, help advise the business on risk management and relationship building and be active in providing briefings and training across the group to promote key areas of interest.

The person

Either a UK qualified solicitor or experienced contracts manager, you're likely to have strong knowledge of general commercial contracts, general services agreement, consultancy agreement, data protection and wider company law matters.

You'll be an outgoing, positive, friendly and professional individual who will fit with our collegiate culture.

This is a role which is largely workable on a remote basis with a day a week being spent in the office - ideally in Leeds.

For a confidential discussion, please contact [e-mail] or call his DL 0113 467 9789