Senior Legal Counsel

Michael Page Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm in the UK seeks an experienced Commercial Lawyer to join a high calibre legal team. The successful candidate will lead high value transactions and work with various stakeholders in areas involving technology and telecommunications. Ideal candidates will have significant in-house experience and a background in commercial law. This role offers a competitive salary and the flexibility of hybrid working, requiring time in the London office to enhance stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Benefits package

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Several years' experience working in-house in a commercial organization.
• Experience in a law firm recognized for technology, media, and telecommunications.
• Ability to understand complex regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead on high value transactions and advise on legal issues.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop optimal solutions.
• Coach and develop junior members of the Legal Team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Deal shaping and negotiation

Legal knowledge in technology

Education

Qualified lawyer in the UK or another Common Law Jurisdiction

Job description

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Commercial Lawyer with proven experience in IT/Technology and Outsourcing to join an established high calibre legal team.

Client Details

Our Client is an organisation whilst works on technology infrastructure throughout the UK.

Description

You will:

• lead on high value transactions and advise stakeholders on a range of commercial and legal issues, typically involving technology, telecommunications and outsourcing (covering cloud, data, hosting, IT infrastructure, information security, software, networks and professional services).
• partner with stakeholders to work toward their objectives and works collaboratively with them to reach optimal solutions quickly in a complex regulated environment.
• work with other members of the Legal Senior Leadership team to evolve the function in order to continuously improve in the way that legal services are delivered.
• coach, train and develop junior members of the Legal Team and develop training sessions with the wider business in key areas.

Profile

The successful candidate will:

• be a lawyer, qualified in the UK or another Common Law Jurisdiction, who has several years' experience working in-house in a commercial organisation and ideally also in a law firm recognised for technology, media, and telecommunications.
• be capable of operating at a senior level with c-suite and stakeholders, with good stakeholder management skills, commercial awareness and the ability to see and grasp the bigger picture.
• have experience of and and expertise in deal shaping and negotiation experience across the life-cycle of technology and telecommunications contracts (from procurement, to in-life change, exit and re-procurement), managing external firms in a cost-effective way.
• be able and willing to work in the Organisation's London office 2/3 days per week on average to deepen their knowledge of the business and their relationship with their stakeholders, and at home.

Job Offer

Competitive base salary and benefits package and hybrid working.