Senior Sole Counsel

Clifton Search; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifton Search is assisting a UK-based client in appointing a Senior Sole Counsel to lead the newly acquired organisation. The role demands hands-on, senior-level legal leadership across commercial contracting, data protection, and regulatory strategy within a global software/tech context.

The successful candidate will manage international contracts, lead on privacy compliance, and drive IP portfolio management. UK-qualified solicitor with international experience is essential.

Qualifications

• UK-qualified solicitor with senior lead experience.
• International experience in software/tech environments.
• Based in the UK.
• Hands-on and flexible approach.

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 software licensing contracts, together with SaaS, IaaS, PaaS.
• Lead compliance management efforts related to privacy and consumer protection laws.
• AI/ML Regulatory Strategy
• IP Portfolio Management

Skills

UK Solicitor

Senior leadership

International contracts

Negotiation skills

Data protection

Education

Qualified Solicitor in UK

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