Senior Legal Counsel - FTC

My client is a leading technology based business based in the North East of England. Their highly respected and established in-house legal team now seek to recruit a Senior Legal Counsel. Reporting into the Deputy General Counsel the role will be responsible for providing a wide range of advanced in-house legal support.

This is a 'generalist' role and will cover a wide range of legal matters including commercial contract, IP, property matters and regulatory law. Transactions may range from thousands up to several million pounds. The role will also provide day to day supervision for junior members of the team.

You will be a qualified solicitor and have experience of working in a commercial law firm or within industry as an in-house lawyer. A background in commercial contracts would be ideal however we'd also be happy to consider candidates from a property or construction background.

In addition to possessing a strong technical background you must exhibit strong personal credibility have excellent client care skills as well as being a talented communicator. Strong self-motivation and the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks under pressure is vital.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile organisation doing high quality work working at a level which offers great scope to carve out a successful career.

There is also the opportunity to work flexibly from home but there will be a need to occasionally visit some of the organisations sites in the North East/North Yorkshire.

To apply for this position, or to discuss any aspect of the role, please contact David Cartwright at Chadwick Nott on 0121 200 5576 or davidcartwright@chadwicknott.co.uk

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.