Legal Counsel
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the negotiation of both standard and non-standard sales agreements with minimal supervision and providing internal stakeholders on relevant issues.
- Ability to manage multiple matters, including complex transactions, and working with internal stakeholders to close deals.
- Utilising a strategic approach to support new business initiatives, including reviewing and launching new products and services.
- Collaboration with other departments ensuring timely closure of transactions in line with company strategy and policies.
- Be the 'go to expert' for different products and complex transactions (e., joint provisioning arrangements, voice outsourcing).
- Providing legal support for various matters, including HR, real estate, procurement, IP and data protection.
- Liaising with external legal counsel when appropriate.
- Proactively supporting risk management within the business.
- Promoting best practice documentation projects, creating and updating standard templates and acting as the point of contact for cross-functional projects.
- Facilitate training for business/sales teams on legal issues concerning commercial agreements or processes.
- Conducting legal research and analysis, drafting opinions and position papers, and sharing information within the team.
- England & Wales qualified lawyer, with approximately 5 years PQE as a guideline
- Previous experience in the telecommunications sector and with a multinational organisation.
- Exceptional drafting skills with a solid knowledge of contract law and ability to escalate issues to specialist teams/ management proactively.
- Creative and strategic thinking to support business initiatives.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively with other legal team members when needed.
- Familiarity with various cultures and legal systems, and the ability to make quick, accurate decisions on complex legal issues in a fast-paced environment.
- German or French language skills desired but not necessary.
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