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Senior Legal Counsel

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Kent, Sevenoaks
Salary
£75000 - £85000 per annum + Additional Benefits
Closing date
3 Oct 2018
Reference
SC19894T

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Practice area
Company and commercial, Insurance
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
6 years, 7 years+
Position
Legal counsel
Sector
In-house

Job Details

Our client is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their highly regarded and busy legal team based in Sevenoaks in Kent. Our client is a growing billion-pound turnover UK Company looking to increase their legal team in the next few years.

The successful candidate will need to have a good track record in:

  • Reviewing, updating, drafting general commercial / insurance and other contracts for the supply and / or sale of goods or services
  • Advising on general commercial law matters and dealing with routine legal enquiries raised
  • Providing advice on FSMA and FCA regulatory requirements
  • Supporting the Group General Counsel with the development and delivery of the Group's Legal Strategy
  • Mentoring junior lawyers / trainees

You will have the ability to advise, engage and negotiate with all levels of the business and be capable of undertaking a wide and varied caseload, balancing priorities accordingly.

Insurance industry experience dealing with insurance contracts for brokers and / or insurers would be desirable but not essential.

Our client envisages that candidates with at least 6 years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.

For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at Newton Shaw. If this position isn't for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee of £250 for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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