Legal Counsel - Tech firm (3 month contract)
Posted 5 days ago by Robert Half
£45 Per hour
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Legal Counsel role is a 3-month contract position within a tech firm based in the UK, offering fully remote work. The position involves providing legal support in contract management, negotiations, and corporate matters, while collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in commercial contract law and a strong ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with sales personnel and client representatives to provide daily contract management support and clarify delivery expectations
- Support reporting processes, document business and contractual risks, and follow through with appropriate stakeholders to ensure action item completion
- Escalate matters to leadership and ensure timely communication to all impacted parties
- Maintain fundamental understanding of product and service portfolio and related commercial implications
- Prepare and analyze various contractual documents (including SAAS agreements, work statements, change orders, arrangement letters, subcontracts, and NDAs) while coordinating with other internal departments
- Provide support during negotiations and where necessary lead in negotiations
- Efficiently manage numerous concurrent projects with varying priorities
- Provide high quality legal support across other areas of the business as necessary, in particular in relation to corporate support and data protection issues
Key Skills:
- Admitted as a solicitor
- Approximately 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in commercial contract law
- Demonstrated proficiency in technical legal analysis and contract management
- Proven ability to conduct successful negotiations
- Experience working directly with customers
- Superior relationship-building capabilities with a track record of engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Preferably some experience in coordinating with external legal counsel
- Desirable additional experience in data protection, general corporate matters, and/or intellectual property law
Salary (Rate): £45.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
description: Legal Counsel 3 month contract Tech firm UK - fully remote £300 - £350 per day Responsibilities: • Collaborate with sales personnel and client representatives to provide daily contract management support and clarify delivery expectations • Support reporting processes, document business and contractual risks, and follow through with appropriate stakeholders to ensure action item completion • Escalate matters to leadership and ensure timely communication to all impacted parties • Maintain fundamental understanding of product and service portfolio and related commercial implications • Prepare and analyze various contractual documents (including SAAS agreements, work statements, change orders, arrangement letters, subcontracts, and NDAs) while coordinating with other internal departments • Provide support during negotiations and where necessary lead in negotiations • Efficiently manage numerous concurrent projects with varying priorities • Provide high quality legal support across other areas of the business as necessary, in particular in relation to corporate support and data protection issues. Requirements: • Admitted as a solicitor • Approximately 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in commercial contract law • Demonstrated proficiency in technical legal analysis and contract management • Proven ability to conduct successful negotiations • Experience working directly with customers • Superior relationship-building capabilities with a track record of engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders • Preferably some experience in coordinating with external legal counsel • Desirable additional experience in data protection, general corporate matters, and/or intellectual property law.