Commercial Counsel – Global Company – Remote (Scotland/NI)
Are you a commercial solicitor or legal counsel interested in a new challenge? Do you want to work for a leading global company as part of their talented legal team where you will get exposure to high value and complex commercial & tech contracts and work closely with their sales team as a key legal business partner?
Conekt Legal is working exclusively with this leading global client to recruit a commercial counsel into their global legal team. This role would suit a qualified solicitor with previous commercial experience gained either within a private practice firm or an in-house organisation.
Our Client
Our client operates in over 37 countries worldwide, has over €20 billion in revenues, and is widely recognised as being a market leader in their sector. Their in-house legal team has some of the best legal talent across a range of locations. They can offer really interesting and challenging work, a clear career path, and very flexible (remote) working. Due to their existing offices, this role will ideally be based in either Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Why this role?
Exciting and challenging work – commercial & tech contracts
High growth company already recognised as a global leader
Clear career path
Flexible/remote working
The Role
Working as part of this global in-house legal team, the commercial counsel would be responsible for:
Working closely with the global sales team to advise them on new and existing client deals to drive revenue and growth
Leading on the drafting and negotiation of a broad range of commercial contracts, including professional services, supply, distribution, software licence agreements, IT service, cloud agreements, SaaS agreements, etc.
Working with the global legal team on improving internal processes and delivery of legal services
Keeping updated and advising the global business on any areas of risk and compliance that could affect the business, with particular reference to data privacy
You will be!
Qualified Solicitor – England & Wales/NI/ROI or another common law jurisdiction
4+ years PQE with extensive commercial law experience either gained in-house or at a leading private practice
Experience of negotiating and drafting a broad range of complex commercial contracts, including technology contracts
Strong levels of commercial acumen
Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement skills
If you are interested in a confidential chat about this role, please contact me at
lindsey@conektlegal.com
or call 07852332587.
Job Reference Number: REF#149015
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