Senior Sole Counsel

Clifton Search; South Shields; Sur place; GBP 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Clifton Search represents a globally active software/tech group seeking a Senior Sole Counsel to lead legal matters for a newly acquired business. Based in the UK, you will provide hands-on advice across commercial contracts, licensing, privacy and regulatory strategy, and IP management.

You will oversee international contracting, complex negotiations, and compliance with data protection laws, while collaborating with leadership across borders to drive responsible growth.

Qualifications

• UK-qualified solicitor with senior lead experience.
• Experience in software/tech environments and global deals.
• Hands-on, flexible, and independent in a stand-alone role.

Responsabilités

• 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 for high-value contracts with customers.
• Experience with software licensing, SaaS/IaaS/PaaS agreements.
• Advising on global data protection issues.
• Lead privacy and consumer protection compliance efforts.
• AI/ML regulatory strategy.
• IP portfolio management.

Connaissances

Senior solicitor

UK qualified

Commercial contracts

Data protection

IP management

AI regulatory

International contracts

US experience helpful

Description du poste

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