Senior Legal Counsel - Defense

Bristol Permanent £75,000 - £85,000 per year View Job Description
As a Senior Solicitor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will focus on very high profile projects in the UK and overseas, supporting the Project team during the negotiation of bids and the execution of the project, acting as a legal subject matter expert and commercially astute.
  • Exciting opportunity to join a leading PLC in the defense space
  • Being involved in high profile and most interesting projects in the sector.

About Our Client

A leading PLC in the defense sector.

Job Description

Day to day, you'll draft, review and provide advice and support on commercial contracts (local and international) including confidentiality agreements, parent company guarantees, collateral warranties* Manage current and new intellectual property including patent applications and liaise with external patent attorney
* Liaise with external law firms where required
* Handle highly confidential correspondence and commercial negotiations, including legal disputes
* Undertake training of employees in various areas of law as necessary

The Successful Applicant

The successful Senior Solicitor should have:

* Qualified solicitor, with proven post qualification experience of at least two years.
* Commercially astute and solutions driven
* Experience practicing commercial, corporate or projects legal departments. Involvement in the public sector would be advantageous.
* Familiarity with construction models of contract such as NEC/FIDIC/JCT would be a considerable advantage.

What's on Offer

  • A competitive salary in the range of £75,000-£85,000
  • Car allowance
  • Bonus
  • Private Medical
  • Life assurance
  • Opportunity to work in a diverse, multinational environment
  • Support for continuous professional development
  • An inclusive and collaborative company culture



Contact
Stacey Graham
Quote job ref
JN-102024-6555229
Phone number
+44 118 933 7035

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Bristol
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Stacey Graham
Consultant phone
+44 118 933 7035
Job reference
JN-102024-6555229