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Legal Counsel

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Berkshire
Salary
£45000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Genuine career progression
Closing date
7 Aug 2018
Reference
OC44548

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Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Legal counsel
Sector
In-house

Job Details

An instantly recognisable Technology business is looking for a Commercial Solicitor to join their In-house legal team and advise on a range of commercial contracts in their B2B division. The role would be perfect for a Commercial Solicitor, either from Practice or In-house, with significant drafting and negotiating experience. The business offers excellent salary and benefits packages and unrivalled career development opportunities.

The business is renowned for its ability to disrupt the market with new technology and innovative products. Working as part of the wider In-house legal team, you will work with a smaller team of In-house Lawyers advising on the organisations business customers. You will draft and negotiate a variety of high value and complex commercial agreements, liaise with external legal counsel and monitor external advice, work closely with colleagues on any disputes, manage a contracts database, and provide ad-hoc and commercially driven legal advice to various other business units.

Applications are invited from NQ - 5 years PQE and it is preferred that candidates have significant commercial contracts experience, although those from commercial litigation or real estate backgrounds will also be considered. The business has clear organisational values; you must demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to take initiative, and the ambition to grow upwards through the company.

You will receive a competitive salary, benefits - including discounts across the organisations products and services, a performance-based bonus, time off to complete charity work, and impressive offices (including a gym, restaurants, hairdressers, etc). This business also offers excellent development and career progression opportunities. They actively encourage movement throughout the business to allow their Solicitors to acquire broad commercial experience and invest heavily in both internal and external training opportunities.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Solicitor, either from Practice or In-house, to join the In-house legal team of this reputable and innovative business.

Please send your CV for immediate consideration.

Please contact Olivia Collicott, Recruitment Consultant - In House, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment is an In House Legal Recruitment expert and the UK's leading businesses trust us with their Legal vacancies. You can therefore apply for our In House Legal jobs with confidence. We are a regulated Recruitment Consultancy and will discuss this role, and seek your approval, before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more legal jobs posted by our In House Legal recruitment team.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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