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    Legal Counsel - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - SSQ

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    SSQ City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Legal Counsel – Commercial Tech

    London, Hybrid working

    5+ PQE



    Increase your chances of an interview by reading the following overview of this role before making an application.

    A leading and award-winning legal function requires a commercial tech lawyer to join the team, assist with transactions and IT and tech-focused contract law, and help manage and run the general commercial work in this newly created position. You will report to the Deputy GC and work closely with senior stakeholders to advise them on key matters.

    The client is receptive to considering any proposal of flexible working arrangements. Their team prides itself on offering flexibility and broad, varied workloads.

    Responsibilities:
    • Working with the Deputy General Counsel and 2 Commercial Legal Counsel to provide general legal guidance, assistance and advice to the business on a day-to-day basis.
    • Drafting, negotiating and amending a wide and varied range of commercial agreements, including large IT and change projects, general outsourcing, marketing agreements, advising on contracts for public sector tenders and some general commercial insurance contracts. This will involve working closely with colleagues to draft and negotiate contracts in line with the strategy and values of the organisation. The intention of this role is to be focused more on 'pure' commercial contracts, most often where the organisation is a customer but also where the organisation is providing some supplier services.
    • Helping to develop and draft key standard documentation, including policies, precedents and playbooks.
    • Providing day-to-day advice on wider commercial matters, including data protection and use of data within commercial arrangements.
    • Supporting the business in following the right legal contracting compliance procedures, to ensure effective contracting, procurement and negotiation.
    • Helping to develop the legal operations within the business, including ways of working and engagement with the business.
    Who we are looking for

    This is a fantastic opportunity for a mid-level to senior solicitor qualified in England and Wales equivalent foreign jurisdiction
    • Five years post qualification experience minimum.
    • Experience of reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, particularly IT contracts (including SaaS, IaaS, on-prem, RPA etc.).
    • Knowledge, attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a small highly skilled team is essential as the role will be broad and varied.
    • Strong technical skills are essential as the role requires someone who is able to work confidently and independently.
    • Strong/clear communication and interpersonal skills, as you will need to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
    • Ability to prioritise work is essential whilst demonstrating working well under pressure and changing priorities and, over time, with reducing supervision.
    • Some in-house experience, although this is not essential.
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