Legal Counsel (3933)

The GB Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Chester is looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to join their Legal Team. Your role will involve negotiating various commercial agreements, advising on compliance matters under UK GDPR, and providing legal insight to internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with at least 3 years of experience in commercial contracts, familiar with English Law, and possesses strong drafting and communication skills. Join us to help enable safe digital lives for everyone.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in commercial and supplier contracts.
• Familiar with English Law and previous practice in the UK.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate procurement contracts and customer agreements globally.
• Provide legal advice on data protection matters.
• Draft and update standard contract terms and variations.

Skills

Commercial contract negotiation

Data protection knowledge

Drafting skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified lawyer (UK)

Job description

About GBG

Enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere.

We make it our mission to ensure more genuine people have digital access to opportunities, and businesses have access to more genuine people. Our technology draws on diverse and reliable data to create a single point of truth for identity and address verification.

With over 30 years of experience behind us our team and technology are focused on enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for everyone. Regardless of age, location or background, genuine people everywhere should be able to digitally prove who they are and where they live.

About the team and role

GBG Legal Team

The GBG Legal Team plays a vital role in the success of GBG's global identity data intelligence business.

As a team, our aim is to adopt a market leading customer centric stance both to our external clients and internal colleagues. We have been recognised for the contribution we make and for our initiatives to streamline processes and to provide commercial legal support to this fast paced and innovative organisation.

Legal Counsel

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented experienced Legal Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with other members of the GBG Legal Team to provide advice and support services to the business across a wide range of commercial, financial and contractual matters globally. The role will involve direct exposure and interaction with key stakeholders across the business on a range of business-critical matters.

What You Will Do

• Negotiating procurement contracts, data supply contracts, customer agreements including software licensing and SaaS contracts, non-disclosure agreements and novation agreements, globally.
• Advising on data protection and compliance matters, particularly under the UK GDPR and other global privacy frameworks.
• Where necessary drafting and updating standard contract terms and variations to standard contracts and agreements.
• Providing legal advice and guidance to sales teams and GBG stakeholders globally.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, InfoSec and Privacy to ensure legal risks are identified and mitigated.
• Organising legal training for sales teams.
• Prioritising workloads and communicating with commercial colleagues.
• Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and taking appropriate action.
• Working closely with the credit control team as the legal liaison for debt disputes.
• Collaborating with a broad range of other internal and external contacts.
• Providing incident management support as required.

Skills we are looking for

• A qualified lawyer with at least 3 years experience of commercial and supplier contracts. You should be familiar with English Law and have worked/practiced in the UK.
• Although previous in-house experience is desirable, this role could also be suitable for a lawyer with a private practice background moving in-house.
• Excellent drafting, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach with a keenness to learn.
• A commitment to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and supporting the aims and objectives of the legal department.

To find out more

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Partner if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process.

To chat to the Talent Attraction team and find out more about our benefits and why we're a great place to work, drop an email to and we will be in touch. You can also find out more about careers at GBG and check out our current opportunities at gbgplc.com/careers.

Unleash your potential and be part of our mission to power safe and rewarding digital lives.