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Legal Counsel EMEA - IT/Tech - 1-3 yr PQE

Bracknell Permanent View Job Description
The successful Legal Counsel, EMEA will provide robust legal support and guidance across the EMEA region for a highly regarded Technology Business. The role includes managing a range of legal matters, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic legal advice.
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  • Opportunity to working with in a leading US software company
  • Award-winning and top 20 in the UK place to work

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established player in the Technology sector, with a significant presence across the globe. They are known for their innovative solutions and have a large workforce of dedicated professionals committed to driving the company's continued success.

Job Description

  • Provide Legal support to the Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.
  • Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
  • Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.
  • Partner with and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.
  • Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies, and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
  • Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Legal Counsel should have:

  • 1-3 years of commercial/IT/IP legal and compliance experience
  • In-house legal experience is a plus.
  • Qualifcation for the UK or Common law jurisdisction



Additional Skills/Preferences:

  • High degree of integrity and ability to instill trust.
  • A goal-oriented team player with excellent strategic and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers.
  • Proven ability to produce high-quality work product in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  • Adaptability and an openness toward cross-functional development.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary of £66,000-£85,000 D.O.E
  • Stock options
  • Bonus
  • Private Medical & Dental
  • Global recharge days (additonal time off to recharge and to support mental health and wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • A supportive work environment that fosters innovation
  • The chance to work with a team of highly skilled professionals
Contact
Stacey Graham
Quote job ref
JN-112024-6604311
Phone number
+44 118 933 7035

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Bracknell
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Stacey Graham
Consultant phone
+44 118 933 7035
Job reference
JN-112024-6604311