A leading creative agency is looking for a Legal Counsel. Reporting directly to the Commercial Director, you will be responsible for managing all contracts and legal processes.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Drafting and marking up a wide range of commercial contracts; and managing the contract process, including negotiations
* Implementing and refining policies and procedures
* Ensuring industry compliance and best practice
* Delivering training and updates to the wider business
* Managing Data Protection compliance globally
* Taking responsibility for policies promoting CSR
* Managing the global legal budget
* Researching the legal landscape of new territories
Much more information will made available upon request by suitable candidates.
To be considered, you should have c.0-2yrs* PQE with IP and Commercial Contracts experience in private practice or from an in-house commercial team. An understanding of the commercial/legal challenges faced by creative agencies (MSAs and RFIs, for example) would be a big advantage.
*PQE ranges are given as a guide only. The agency is open to considering all candidates who can demonstrate the requisite experience.
Our clients are committed to inclusion and diversity; are proud to provide equal opportunity workplaces; and on their behalf, we will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender assignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.
Interested candidates should send their CV to Nick Wasserman for consideration. All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 working days of application. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, though, we are not always able to respond directly to everyone, but we will try our very best.