Legal Counsel (Commercial)

9 month FTC

London - Hybrid working

The role:

- Serving as a legal point of contact for the business across a wide range of matters, often with a cross-border element, including transactional and contentious work .

- Drafting, negotiating and advising on a variety of commercial contracts, which may include sale and purchase, manufacture and supply, leasing and maintenance agreements

- Preparing or reviewing NDAs, engagement letters, term sheets, intra-group agreements and any other documents.

- Engaging, managing and coordinating external legal counsel

- Conducting legal research and tracking regulatory changes to ensure company is up to date with the latest legislative and regulatory requirements

- Developing and implementing legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

- Maintaining and improving corporate governance framework.

- Identifying and mitigating legal risks

- Maintaining a repository of executed documents

- Providing any other support, including corporate secretarial support and assistance with annual filings

- Liaising with the Senior Leadership Team (including General Counsel) and other internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

- Qualified lawyer with commercial experience

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