Director & Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

Legal Director in EMEA covering all aspects of EMEA legal work, with a primary focus on commercial matters, including corporate administration and compliance elements.

Client Details

Technology business in Bracknell that was recognised by Fortune as one of the world s top 100 best companies to work for.

Description

• Provide legal support to our Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.
• Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
• Occasional support to the HR team across the EMEA region with policies, hiring processes, disputes, legislative changes etc. with assistance from outside counsel – no previous experience of this is necessary.
• Handle corporate administration matters with assistance from outside counsel.
• Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.
• Partner with, and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.
• Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies, and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.
• Handle other legal matters as needed to help our EMEA business achieve its desired outcomes.

Profile

A successful Legal Counsel should have:

• Be a solicitor or EU qualified lawyer (6+ years qualified).
• Proven experience in handling commercial contracts and legal matters.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to provide practical legal solutions.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary circa £110,000-£120,000
• Car allowance
• Bonus
• LTIPS
• Hybrid working – 4 days in the office with Fridays at home.
• 25 days holiday per year + 5 additional reset days
• Private Medical and Dental plans, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme and gym subsidy
• 5 days of paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities

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