Legal Services Manager
Are you a legal specialist with experience in managing commercial contracts?
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role as the sole legal professional in house?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Join our client as a Legal Services Manager where you will be at the heart of our client’s operations, supporting the CEO with high-stakes contract negotiations and taking full ownership of the contracting process.
Key facts
★ Full-time, permanent contract
★ Salary range of ca £40,000- £45,000 p.a.
★ Home based, with occasional travel to their Manchester/London office and external meetings, as required (all travel costs will be reimbursed)
The role
In this role, you will support the CEO with contract negotiations and take ownership of the process. You will manage the end-to-end contracting process with new study centres and universities, with a split of around 50:50 UK:international contracts. As the only legal professional in-house, you will provide support to internal colleagues, triage matters, and either handle them yourself or outsource for relevant legal expertise. Engaging with universities and study centres to foster partnerships will also be a key part of your role. Occasionally, you will attend ad-hoc in-person meetings, primarily international and for new business. Additionally, you will receive mentoring on broader commercial aspects to enhance your skills.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
* Develop a full understanding of the contract lifecycle from initiation to invoicing and ceasing of services
* Provide in-house legal guidance in relation to the design, processing, and administration of commercial contracts within a business growth environment
* Assist with the provision of in-house legal advice in relation to commercial dispute resolution
* Ensure a consistent approach is applied across the whole contract lifecycle process
* Highlight potential expiry of contracts, inform relevant internal stakeholders, and work for a resolution of the renewal
* Assist with exit arrangements from contracts as and when required
* Take ownership of the day-to-day administration of the portfolio of partner contracts.
The ideal candidate
Qualifications:
* Degree level qualification
Experience:
* Experience of providing legal support with commercial contract reviews
* Experience of identifying risk and its implication to the business
* Experience of proofreading large contracts and other complex documentation for quality, consistency, and content
* Experience of negotiating contract terms with suppliers and customers
* Experience of tracking contract schedules and initiating contract renewals
* Prior CLM experience, preferably in an administrator role (with integration experience)
* Ability to take in large documents and understand legal contracts in a business-to-business setting
* Ability to explain legal terms to non-legal colleagues
Skills & Knowledge:
* IT Skills particularly MS Excel at intermediate level or better
* NetSuite Oracle Accounting System (Desirable)
* Able to provide concise, clear information
* Good communication skills
Personal Qualities:
* Self-starter, independent, creative thinker, and common sense oriented, with the ability to exercise good judgment
* Effective, organised with the ability to manage multiple demands
* Positive, enthusiastic, and proactive approach to work
* Ability to work to tight timescales with a sense of urgency
* Ability to work well in a team
* Commitment towards developing an open, honest, and respectful culture.
Our client
A global organisation in the education sector.
Interested?
For a confidential conversation with FJWilson Talent before applying, please contact us on 0203 195 3600, or email us at resourcingteam@fjwilson.com
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