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Legal Counsel, Blue Chip Organisation

Employer
Search Legal
Location
England, East Sussex, Brighton
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
6 Mar 2019
Reference
Req/512092

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Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position
Legal counsel
Sector
In-house

Job Details

A brilliant opportunity is available for a Senior Commercial Lawyer of the World's premier multi-national financial services corporations. Their legal services team needs a talented and passionate Senior Commercial Lawyer to step on board and provide high class legal counsel in their Brighton office. This promises to be a challenging, engaging and fulfilling post taking on responsibility for a diverse workload with a range of responsibilities in different areas. The organisation is looking to place a Senior Legal Counsel who will drive their continued development with a keen eye for innovation and opportunities to increase efficiency; this will include initiatives focused around legal technology and new, modern ways for Lawyers to conduct their work.


The successful candidate will benefit from being part of an amazing international organisation; this will come hand in hand with an impressive base salary and a great working arrangement. Further than this they have expressed a deep desire to take in and develop their legal staff; there is also great potential for the role to be opened on a permanent basis over time. The corporation routinely wins Best Places to Work awards all over the globe, Glassdoor feedback, again, is top of the class. This is truly a multinational formed by people that pride themselves in maintaining a culture driven by mutual respect and a shared love for opportunity, innovation and risk taking. For those of you with the long term in mind, this position has a high possibility of going permanent.

The role demands a Senior Commercial Lawyer who has strong experience/understanding of commercial contracts of all varieties, supporting business projects at a local, European and Global level, alignment with compliance at a local, European, and Global level, legal research and further legal work as and when necessary under the demands of the wider direction of the corporation as well as the continued evolution of the team. The successful candidate's leadership skills will be excellent, delegating and running a department with confidence and mutual respect.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience, with a firm and detailed grasp of commercial law.

To thrive in this environment an incredibly motivated, strategic and progressive mentality is paramount. Thinking outside the box to deliver creative, effect solutions is close to the heart of this position and the organisations vision.

If you feel you have passion, drive and technical skill in abundance alongside the winning personality, strategy and creativity required to be an integral part of a financial organisation's legal team then do not hesitate to apply below.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Company

At Search, our Legal specialism provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and Channel Islands. Our expert legal recruitment consultants working on roles within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner. Our industry teams, comprising of both in-house and public sector divisions, have legal experience, underpinned with detailed industry knowledge.

As one of the leading legal job agencies in the UK, Search Consultancy has an enviable list of expertise and resources:

  • Search has filled over 60 locums and 250+ permanent placements per year.
  • Search Legal has 20+ specialist consultants with over 145 years combined international experience in legal recruitment.
  • We also have dedicated resource team with over 150 years combined experience
  • A unique approach to delivery combining broad legal knowledge with a deep understanding of the many disciplines within the legal profession.

At Search, our legal division provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and the Channel Islands. Our specialist teams within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in both legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner.

To register with Search Legal or find out more about our range of services please contact your local market expert. Alternatively visit https://www.search.co.uk/jobs/legal/  to view the full range of opportunities currently available.

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