Senior Sole Counsel

Clifton Search; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifton Search is working with a highly acquisitive global organisation in the software/tech sector to appoint a Senior Sole Counsel based in the UK. The successful candidate will lead legal affairs for a newly acquired entity, reporting to the CEO in the global group and operating autonomously across the business.

You will handle international contracts, software licensing, data protection matters, and be the primary point of contact on regulatory issues including AI/ML strategy and IP

Qualifications

• UK Qualified Solicitor with senior level/lead experience.
• Experience in software technology environment.
• UK based, hands-on and flexible.
• International experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Full legal responsibility across the newly acquired organisation.
• Advising and negotiating and leading on a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Lead experience of international contracts, or contracts subject to foreign laws.
• Robust negotiation skills for high-value contracts with customers.
• Experience with software licensing contracts, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS.
• Advising on global data protection issues; privacy and consumer protection laws.
• Lead compliance efforts related to privacy laws.
• AI/ML Regulatory Strategy.
• IP Portfolio Management.

Skills

Senior-level leadership

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracts

Data protection

IP management

AI regulatory

UK solicitor

International experience

Software sector experience

Job description

Our client is a highly acquisitive global organisation operating within the Software/Content/Media/Telco sector.

As a result of further growth and a recent acquisition we are looking for a Senior Sole Counsel to be the lead lawyer for a newly acquired part of the group.

The position will report to the internationally based CEO sitting in a wider global group of companies.

This is a standalone and highly autonomous role within an ambitious and multi-layered organisation and will require a hands on approach across the business.

You'll regularly work with colleagues and customers from all over the world in a truly borderless role.

We are looking for a UK based senior level lawyer with extensive experience gained within the software Technology sector.

Main responsibilities

Full legal responsibility across the newly acquired organisation

Advising and negotiating and leading on a wide range of commercial contracts.

Significant lead experience of international contracts, or contracts subject to foreign laws and jurisdiction.

Robust negotiation skills, especially in the context of high-value contracts with customers.

Experience of working with, or within a software, Media/ telecoms company.

Experience of software licensing contracts, together with SaaS, IaaS, PaaS

Experience of advising in relation to global data protection issues

Lead compliance management efforts related to privacy and consumer protection laws.

AI/ML Regulatory Strategy

IP Portfolio Management

Person

UK Qualified Solicitor with senior level/lead experience. (Head of legal/Director)

International experience gained in a Software Tech environment.

UK based

Hands on and flexible approach

US experience helpful