Legal Counsel - Tech firm (3 month contract)

Legal Counsel

3 month contract

Tech firm

UK - fully remote

£260 per day (inside IR35 PAYE)

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.