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Red Recruitment is recruiting a Legal Counsel to join our client, a telecoms and technology company who are recognised as a leader in their field. This role is suitable for a professional person who is looking to progress their career with an exciting and innovative company.
Benefits and Package for a Legal Counsel:
- Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum
- Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
- Contract type: Permanent
- Location: London/Solihull
- Home working but willing to travel as and when required by the business
- 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Private Medical Insurance after probation
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Salary sacrifice; pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and electric car leasing scheme
Key Responsibilities of a Legal Counsel:
- Providing pragmatic and commercial legal advice to the business
- Liaising with the business units and manage workload and expectations
- Drafting and negotiating partner, customer and supplier contracts
- Updating precedent contracts and terms and conditions as and when required
- Leading and project managing matters relating to a contract, for example ensuring service descriptions, service levels, charges and other commercial, financial and operational matters have been approved by the relevant person in the business
- Advising the business on the interpretation of commercial contracts
Key Skills and Experience of a Legal Counsel:
- Qualified solicitor of England and Wales (4-8 years post qualification experience)
- General commercial or telecommunications and technology sector experience
- Attention to detail and accuracy are essential
- Able to work autonomously and to handle numerous competing matters at the same time, effectively prioritising those matters and keeping the business updated in the process
- Must be able to problem solve, identifying pragmatic commercial solutions to meet the requirements of the business
- Excellent interpersonal skills, being able to communicate at all levels of the business
- Proficient user of Microsoft Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please apply now!
Red Recruitment (Agency)
