Legal Counsel

Reporting into the Head of Legal you will support and provide expert advice on areas such as commercial agreements, corporate matters, sales and marketing, compliance, regulation and company secretarial and administration.

Client Details

Our client is one of the UK's largest and most reliable mobile network with a broadband network offering the fastest widely available broadband speeds. They are a customer-first organisation that brings a range of connectivity services together in one place with a clear mission: to upgrade the UK.

Description

Legal Counsel provide advice, work autonomously, and develop excellent relationships with internal clients and their role includes:

Drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of agreements including:

• • services and supply agreements
  • software licence and support and maintenance agreements
  • marketing agreements
  • trial agreements
  • device supply agreements
  • supply chain logistics
  • tenders
  • statements of work under existing agreements
  • general commercial agreements such as NDAs and MOUs
• Advising on consumer facing terms and conditions
• Advising on legal aspects of marketing campaigns including in relation to Ofcom, FCA and Clearcast
• Stakeholder management
• Shareholder management - JV specific processes and governance
• Supplier management
• Advising on business to business contract disputes - small claims
• Advising on high level consumer complaints
• Instructing and managing external lawyers
• Delegation and supervision of work to junior team members
• Initiation and implementation of working practices aimed at improving the provision of legal support
• Creating template documents and processes as necessary
• Training and development for internal clients
• Compliance and regulatory oversight and guidance - OFCOM, FCA, ICO

Profile

This is a highly commercial role within a high growth, exciting, fast-paced and dynamic environment. To succeed in this role, you must be able to work in a dynamic environment with a customer centric focus and also possess:

• Legal qualification
• Excellent drafting and business appropriate communication skills
• Knowledge of MVNOs would be an advantage
• Knowledge of the Companies Act
• Previous experience working as part of an in-house legal team or in the IPT team of a law firm

A strong legal background, ideally possessing experience at private practise firm or in-house, with outstanding analytical and writing skills is a bonus.

Job Offer

Excellent Benefits

Flexible Working

Car Allowance and Bonus