What will you be doing?
1. Providing commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice and support across a broad range of business activities and client engagements
2. Advising on client contracts such as engagement terms, master services agreements, client secondments, non-disclosure agreements, reliance letters, and release letters
3. Advising on a wide range of legal, risk, and compliance matters affecting the firm, including intellectual property and data protection issues
4. Supporting the business in understanding the legal and regulatory implications of new service lines and modelling and analytics tools, including drafting associated contractual documentation and website terms
5. Working closely with the Data Protection and Information Security team, providing advice on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity requirements
6. Acting as a trusted adviser and building excellent internal relationships with partners, client-facing and internal support teams
7. Advising internal support teams and professional committees on legal matters, including supplier contracts, policies and procedures, and new legal developments
8. Contributing to the development and maintenance of internal legal policies, procedures, and templates
9. Providing training to the legal team and wider business
10. Keeping up to date with legal developments, proactively sharing knowledge, and contributing to the ongoing development of the team
What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?
11. A qualified solicitor in England & Wales (other suitable jurisdictions may be considered) with a minimum of five years’ post-qualification experience
12. Broad experience in general commercial legal matters, with a knowledge of intellectual property and data protection law advantageous
13. Recent experience at a reputable law firm and/or as an in-house lawyer within a multinational or large domestic organisation, with experience in the professional services sector advantageous
14. Excellent negotiation skills across both legal and commercial issues
15. A high level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity
16. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
17. Business acumen, commerciality and pragmatism
18. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced environment
19. Flexibility in relation to tasks and working hours, including willingness to work from other LCP offices in the UK where required (travel expenses will be reimbursed when working from alternative offices)
20. A commitment to 40% (2 days per week) office attendance, including attendance on weekly team days (Wednesday & Thursday)
What’s in it for you?
Take a look at our and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a certified B-Corp, multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:
For you:
21. Hybrid working (see top of the advert for details)
22. Professional study support (where applicable)
23. Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks
For your family:
24. Life assurance
25. Income protection
26. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave
For your health:
27. 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
28. Private medical insurance
29. Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
30. Eye care vouchers
31. Cycle to work scheme
32. Digital GP services
For your wealth:
33. Competitive pension scheme
34. Discretionary bonus scheme
35. High street discounts
36. Season ticket loans
For others:
37. Volunteering opportunities
For the environment:
38. Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)