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Base location: Glasgow, Perth, Reading or Havant (2 days per week in office)
Salary: £highly competitive + performance related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent Full time with the option of hybrid working
What is the role?
Reporting to General Counsel, you will be responsible for providing legal support to a variety of stakeholders across Neos Networks.
Responsibilities
* Providing proactive and pragmatic legal advice on a range of legal, commercial, regulatory, and operational issues and ensuring legal risks are understood and managed
* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating sales and supplier agreements, working closely with the sales, procurement and commercial teams
* Developing and maintaining precedent agreements
* Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
* Providing specialist advice and guidance on commercial contractual requirements to stakeholders
* Building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, to educate and advise on legal matters
* Effectively prioritising the demands of several stakeholders at once and engaging at a senior level
* Occasionally advising on and negotiating to settle commercial and contractual disputes
Requirements
* Commercial solicitor, qualified to practice in Scotland, England and Wales
* Minimum 4 years PQE (PQE is given as a guide but candidates with commensurate experience will be welcomed), ideally with experience in telecoms, infrastructure, or technology sectors
* Proven ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts, including supplier and customer agreements
* Strong understanding of commercial law, regulatory frameworks, construction contracts, and telecoms-specific compliance (e.g. Ofcom, NEC3/4, DCMS frameworks).
* Experience in dispute resolution, including commercial settlements and litigation support
* Familiarity with Cyber Security, GDPR and data protection issues is advantageous but not essential.
* Excellent communication, legal drafting and negotiating skills
* Deep understanding of commercial law
* Ability to work independently and lead your own matters, with confidence
* Ability to multi-task, collaborate with and influence multiple stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
* An understanding of regulatory requirements within the telecoms sector
* Confident and capable in using modern workplace technologies, with an ability to navigate digital tools and platforms, including document collaboration systems and legal AI software.
* Proactive approach to learning new systems and leveraging technology to improve efficiency and communication across the team and wider business.
Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome. Should you need any further assistance please contact careers@neosnetworks.com
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