Senior Legal Counsel

Hays; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global organization is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for a 6-month contract, focusing on technology and procurement. This autonomous role offers involvement in critical projects, including AI and Data Privacy, within a high-performing team. You will negotiate technology contracts, manage supplier relationships, and monitor legal developments, providing invaluable support and guidance within this evolving firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology and procurement contracts is essential.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and draft legal policies.
• Good communication and advisory skills relevant to technology developments.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation and drafting of technology contracts including SaaS agreements.
• Maintain internal legal documentation and support regulatory developments.
• Work closely with Group Technology Counsel and senior management.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract Drafting

Legal Analysis

Autonomy

Technology Contracts

Education

Qualified Lawyer with at least 4+ years PQE

Job description

Hays City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Legal Counsel

Hays City Of London, England, United Kingdom

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Base pay range

A Global FTSE 250 organisation is looking to hire a Senior Legal Counsel on a 6-month contract due to growth/ change within the technology space. You will be reporting into the Group Technology Counsel and this will be a group role, whereby you will have a lot of autonomy and will be expected to hit the ground running. The team is small, but excellent, and they are looking for someone experienced to join them in this position. You will also get the opportunity to get involved in other projects, including AI and Data Privacy. You will have good exposure to and work closely with not just Group Legal, but also the Chief Technology Officer and the Data Protection Officer.

The role will be focussed on technology and procurement and be a generalist commercial legal role. You will be heavily involved in varied work within the technology space, including SaaS, licensing and reseller agreements, as well as requests for proposals and tenders. Some key responsibilities are highlighted below:

• Leading the negotiation and drafting of a wide range of technology contracts, including SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, NDAs, reseller and subcontractor agreements.
• Supporting the management of supplier relationships through work orders, change requests, and contract lifecycle management.
• Supporting in the drafting and maintaining internal legal documentation, including policies, procedures, playbooks, and standard templates.
• Supporting and monitoring legal and regulatory developments in the technology sector and advising the business on potential impacts ("horizon scanning").
• Working on and supporting a wide range of ad hoc legal matters.

This is a really exciting time to be a part of a very well-established organisation, whilst it is evolving and changing, resulting in some really interesting work. Ideally, you will have at least 4+ years' PQE, however, this is a guideline only. You will have extensive experience in dealing with technology and procurement contracts, as well as be very autonomous and want to be a part of a very friendly and high-performing department. You will be hybrid working within this role, in the office 2 days a week, and working from home 3 days per week.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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