In House Lawyer 12 Month FTC

In-House Lawyer 12 month FTC job with financial services company in Edinburgh - Flexible Working

Your new company
This Global financial services provider is looking for an In-House Lawyer to join their Legal team in Edinburgh on a 12 month fixed term contract to provide effective support to their UK business. The role offers flexible working and possible part-time hours for the right candidate.

Your new role
You will be assisting the Head of Legal, as well as assisting the wider business with a varied range of projects and tasks that require both legal support and review. You will be providing advice to a range of stakeholders across the business; specifically, this role will involve providing advice on new product development, legal developments, terms and conditions, marketing and operational queries.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience in a similar position and will have experience within the Financial Services industry. You will have a good understanding of financial services products and regulatory legal knowledge, company law, corporate governance and plenty of commercial experience. Ideally you will be able to start at short notice.

You will need to be able to provide pragmatic and fast advice to your internal clients, understanding their commercial and strategic needs. The role requires good influencing skills, commercial judgement and a pro-active approach and involves interaction with both junior and senior level executives. Ideally you will possess previous in-house experience but this is not a pre-requisite.

What you'll get in return
This is a great FTC opportunity to be involved in all aspects of a Financial Services organisation, so if you are looking for your next contract role then please get in touch today. Please contact Harriet Chapman at Hays Legal for further information.

What you need to do now
If you are interested in applying for this position click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new role, please contact Harriet Chapman in complete confidence at Hays. We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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