Legal Counsel (6 month Fixed-Term-Contract)
Posted 2 days ago by Commify
£70,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Legal Counsel at Commify involves supporting the General Counsel in managing the legal department and providing comprehensive legal support across the business globally. Key responsibilities include maintaining legal documents, negotiating contracts, and offering commercial legal advice while ensuring compliance with legal obligations. The position allows for specialization in areas such as intellectual property and corporate law. The successful candidate will join a diverse team within a company that values innovation and employee engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the General Counsel in the operation of the legal department.
- Provide legal support to all areas of the business globally.
- Maintain precedent legal documents and negotiate customer and supplier contracts.
- Provide commercial advice on legal matters and ensure compliance with legal obligations.
- Focus on areas of interest such as real property, intellectual property, employment, and corporate law.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified Solicitor (or equivalent UK/international legal qualification).
- Strong background in commercial law.
- Proven track record in drafting and negotiating customer, supplier, and vendor agreements.
- Ability to deliver commercially focused, risk-assessed legal advice.
- Experience in creating and maintaining standard company templates and precedents.
- Comfortable supporting multiple global departments and managing varied requests.
Salary (Rate): £70,000.00 yearly
City: Nottingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
At Commify, we're not just a company, we're a globally connected team of innovators who love what we do. As a CPaaS leader with 25 years of groundbreaking experience, we're the force behind over 7 billion customer interactions each year, enabling businesses worldwide to connect via advanced channels like SMS, RCS, and complex mobile journeys. Our culture is our core strength. Operating across the UK, EMEA, the USA, and Australia, we've fostered a truly diverse and connected environment, earning a consistent 4 out of 5 culture score in our employee engagement surveys. You'll join a vibrant team where your diverse experience makes a daily global impact. We need talented people to grow a global company where everyone feels proud to belong, have a purpose and do their best to directly shape the digital future.
Requirements
Supporting the General Counsel in the running of the legal department, providing legal support to all areas of the business globally. This will primarily involve being responsible for maintaining precedent legal documents and negotiating customer and supplier contracts. The role will involve providing commercial advice on all legal matters to the business and ensuring the business complies with its legal obligations. There is scope to focus on areas the successful candidate is interested in such as real property, intellectual property, employment and corporate law.
The Person:
- Qualified Solicitor: Fully qualified Solicitor (or equivalent UK/international legal qualification) with a strong background in commercial law.
- Commercial Contracts: Proven track record drafting and negotiating customer, supplier, and vendor agreements.
- Pragmatic Approach: Ability to deliver commercially focused, risk-assessed advice rather than just academic legal theory.
- Precedent Management: Experience creating and maintaining standard company templates and precedents.
- Adaptable Generalist: Comfortable supporting multiple global departments and prioritising a high volume of varied requests.
Desirable:
- Intellectual Property & Trademarks
- Corporate Law & Governance
- Employment Law
- Commercial Property/Leaseholds
Benefits
- Competitive Salary (£60 - 70,000)
- Comprehensive healthcare cash plan
- A generous 27 days of annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays
- 2 Wellbeing leave days and 2 days dedicated to giving back to your community
- Enjoy your birthday off!
- Employer pension contribution at 5%
- Death in service benefit (4 times your salary)
- Annual award recognition
- Fun monthly and quarterly social events
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements