Legal Counsel
3 month contract
Tech firm
London
£300 - £350 per day
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with sales personnel and client representatives to provide daily
contract management support and clarify delivery expectations
• Support reporting processes, document business and contractual risks, and follow
through with appropriate stakeholders to ensure action item completion
• Escalate matters to leadership and ensure timely communication to all impacted
parties
• Maintain fundamental understanding of product and service portfolio and
related commercial implications
• Prepare and analyze various contractual documents (including SAAS agreements,
work statements, change orders, arrangement letters, subcontracts, and NDAs)
while coordinating with other internal departments
• Provide support during negotiations and where necessary lead in negotiations
• Efficiently manage numerous concurrent projects with varying priorities
• Provide high quality legal support across other areas of the business as necessary,
in particular in relation to corporate support and data protection issues.
Requirements:
• Admitted as a solicitor
• Approximately 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in commercial contract
law
• Demonstrated proficiency in technical legal analysis and contract management
• Proven ability to conduct successful negotiations
• Experience working directly with customers
• Superior relationship-building capabilities with a track record of engaging
effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Preferably some experience in coordinating with external legal counsel
• Desirable additional experience in data protection, general corporate matters,
and/or intellectual property law.