Senior Legal Counsel

We are currently partnering with a university based in the East Midlands, who are recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £58,863 - £73,579 (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to notice.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Acting as a leader within the University’s Legal Services team, working closely with the Director of Legal and managing the day-today operations of the Legal Services team
• Line managing two solicitors and additional support staff, including the University’s panel of external legal advisers
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on a wide range of high value and/or complex legal and transactional issues including but not limited to: supply and purchase agreements, licences, confidentiality agreements, research and other collaboration agreements, memoranda of understanding, corporate documentation, consultancy agreements and IP issues
• Providing legal advice across the University, working closely with the Governance Services team

Experience required:

• Demonstrable experience practising as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing a team
• Extensive experience in commercial law, including drafting, negotiating and managing contracts

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• The ability to work autonomously
• Significant knowledge of contract law and commercial practice
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organisational, presentation and training skills
• Ability to manage administrative systems and complex databases
• Well-developed IT skills (including experience of spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software packages)
• Excellent time management and flexibility to respond to urgent deadlines

Rewards and Benefits:

• Holiday entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays
• Access to our employer-funded Private Health Insurance
• Tuition fee support AND financial support for accredited learning.
• Generous public-sector pension schemes
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Discounted membership for our on-site gym at our Kedleston Road campus

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• Early finish on a Friday

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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