Legal Counsel – Telecoms

CLARC Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global Telecommunications firm is seeking a Legal Counsel to support their European operations. This role involves negotiating complex agreements and providing legal guidance in a dynamic environment, allowing for significant interaction with various business units and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 5 years PQE.
• Experience in complex commercial contracts, ideally in TMT environment.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating and drafting technology and commercial contracts.
• Managing third party relationships and providing legal support.
• Objective analysis of risks and providing solutions.

Skills

Negotiation

Drafting

Analytical skills

Advisory skills

Influencing

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

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A global Telecommunications firm are looking to recruit a Legal Counsel to join their Group Legal function. A fantastic opportunity for a commercial lawyer to work within the European arm of this global firm with a highly respected General Counsel as direct line manager.

Main Responsibilities

• Negotiating, drafting and providing ongoing support for a wide range of technology, IT, data, handset, mobile broadband, and digital product and services agreements
• Structuring complex, strategic, cross-jurisdictional arrangements
• Supporting the brands consultancy business including negotiating and drafting agreements, and providing ongoing legal support
• Managing third party relationships from both a legal and commercial perspective
• Objective analysis of risks with ability and confidence to provide solutions quickly to satisfy legal and business requirements.
• Establishing strong working relationships with the business units and legal counsel in business units
• Briefing external lawyers and closely managing the external advice and costs.

Job Requirements:

• Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 5 years PQE, ideally with previous experience working with similar businesses.
• Solid experience in the resolution of business issues and drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, ideally in a Technology Media Telecom environment.
• Good influencer with strong advisory and negotiation skills, and excellent drafting skills.

Unless otherwise stated, candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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