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Your new company

We are delighted to be partnering with our client, a leading FTSE 100 Company, with a strong and successful brand in their search for a talented and ambitious lawyer to join the ranks of their truly innovative and dynamic legal team in Belfast.

Your new role

In your new role you will;

• provide a first class legal, commercial and contractual service to our client's Global division to help Global develop market leading products and services, negotiate the contracts that facilitate the sale of these products and services in order to generate good revenue for Global and respond and appropriately deal with issues that may arise during the life of these contracts, with the ultimate aim of helping Global meet its strategic goals.
• Work with product development teams to ensure Global has suitable contracts with suppliers who underpin the products and services being sold by Global and standard customer–facing terms that encourage customers to buy these products and services with little or no negotiation.
• Have an expert understanding of the approach taken to balancing contractual risk with the overall reward on offer from a customer contract. In doing so, you will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of the link between commercial drivers of a transaction and the contractual terms.
• Key member of a bid team for transactions that you work on and interact directly with the customer on the work streams that you are responsible for, including negotiating directly with the customer's legal representatives.
• Step in to help with complicated issues that arise during the life of Global's customer contracts, including helping with updates to reflect changes in the legal/regulatory landscape or providing input to help settle disputes before they become litigious.
• Act as the legal support for your relevant Vertical or business unit, working with senior stakeholders within that Vertical/business unit to understand the key drivers that underpin the Vertical/business unit and work towards meeting/implementing those key drivers.

What you'll need to succeed

• You will be a Lawyer (Solicitor or Barrister) with experience in commercial contracts either in house, legal services or law firm background.
• You will have a track record of providing expert legal support and advice in a fast–paced environment.
• You will be expert at managing workload, prioritising where appropriate and setting (and meeting) realistic expectations with business partners.
• Ability to adapt quickly to, and be supportive of, change.

What you'll get in return

The benefits package is excellent, which includes – Agile / Flexible working arrangements – Enhanced Maternity Leave – Highly Competitive market salary – Discretionary bonus – Generous Annual Leave– Highly competitive Pension Scheme – Share Plan – Discounted sector related products

What you need to do now

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