Legal Counsel

Berkshire Permanent £70,000 - £75,000 per year
  • High levels of autonomy
  • Access to varied and interesting workload

About Our Client

Our client is a small, forward thinking business in the life sciences sector.

Job Description

  • Work closely with the General Counsel to review, draft and negotiate a range of commercial contracts.
  • Assist the General Counsel in overseeing and ensuring the business is compliant with current regulations whilst keeping up-to-date with regulatory changes in the appropriate sectors
  • Manage the contract management systems
  • Manage the proper storage of the group's contracts and other Legal documentation, maintaining an up-to-date database of all live contracts
  • Implement continuous improvement of administrative processes for more efficient work flow and overall contract management
  • Perform general administrative tasks to support legal activities



The Successful Applicant



- Qualified UK solicitor, likely to have 3 or more PQE at either a law firm or other in-house legal setting. In-house experience would be beneficial

- Excellent working knowledge and experience of dealing with a range of commercial contracts, including supplier agreements, confidentiality agreements and distribution agreements

- Ability to work with high levels of autonomy but with an ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders

- Ability to work as a trusted business partner, capable of contributing to strategic and commercial discussions with the business more widely than legal input.

- Excellent attention to detail, possessing discretion when dealing with sensitive information

- Flexible and ability to work under pressure - able to deal with different levels of workload

- Ability to articulate legal principles and concepts clearly and concisely both in writing and orally

What's on Offer

A competitive base salary and benefits package as well as great culture.

For further information about the complete package on offer for this role, please contact Chris Tonkiss at Michael Page Legal for a conversation in confidence.

Contact
Chris Tonkiss
Quote job ref
JN-042023-6024708
Phone number
+441189337034

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Business Services
Location
Berkshire
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Chris Tonkiss
Consultant phone
+441189337034
Job reference
JN-042023-6024708