Legal Counsel - Technology

Taylor Root; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organisation in London is seeking a Legal Counsel with a technology bias for a 12-month contract. You will review and negotiate IT and AI-related agreements while providing legal advice to various teams. Candidates should have at least 2 years of PQE with contracts experience in IT and data. This role offers exposure to senior management and high-quality work.

Qualifications

• Experience with legal agreements in information technology and data.
• Familiarity with AI laws and regulations is beneficial.
• Solid contract experience relating to IT, data, and third-party services.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate legal agreements with a focus on IT and AI.
• Provide legal advice to IT, Operations/Transformation, and Procurement teams.
• Keep up to date with evolving AI laws and regulations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Proactive legal advice

Education

Minimum of 2 years PQE (Commonwealth or equivalent)

Job description

Director - In-house Banking and Financial Services team at Taylor Root

A leading financial services organisation is looking to hire a Legal Counsel with a technology bias. The role is a 12-month contract.

Key duties

• Review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of legal agreements, with a focus on contracts relating to information technology, data, artificial intelligence and third-party services including, but not limited to, software licences, SaaS agreements, support and maintenance agreements and IT resource agreements
• Serve as the primary legal contact for the IT, Operations/Transformation and Procurement teams, providing proactive advice, support and strategic guidance to the business to achieve its goals and mitigate legal risks in those areas
• Provide guidance on the legal risks associated with proposed AI use cases in line with applicable Artificial Intelligence (AI) laws and regulations and ensure any AI use cases are approved in line with the internal AI Policy
• Keep up to date with legal developments, with a focus on evolving AI laws and regulations

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years PQE (Commonwealth or equivalent) with solid contracts experience relating to IT, AI, data and third-party services. You will be a team player, with excellent communication skills. The role will offer great quality work and excellent exposure to senior management.

If the role is of interest, please apply now!

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Insurance and Financial Services