In-House Solicitor (NQ - 1 year PQE)

Recruiter
LHH Recruitment Solutions
Location
England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Salary
£50000.00 - £60000 per annum
Posted
22 Jun 2022
Closes
21 Jul 2022
Ref
JN -022021-165620
Job Title
In House Counsel
Category
Legal
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Junior In-House Solicitor (NQ - 1 year PQE) opportunity has arisen in the Cambridge region with remote or hybrid working arrangements on offer.

The Company

Our client is an innovative Legal Services provider aimed at changing the way that in house corporate legal teams consume and utilise legal services. The aim is to affect this through the development of streamlined, easily accessible and usable services and solutions. Our client provides: (i) day to day legal support to in house teams, across commercial, corporate, IP and non-contentious employment; (ii) outsourced legal services (BPO), an initial example being a partnership with global CLM provider to offer clients a managed outsourced contracting solution; and (iii) project management support for strategic projects, including corporate group re-organisations and reconciliation projects (i. contract reconciliation for DP/Cyber updates).

The Role

A commercially focused Junior Solicitor is required with a commercial background (from a Private Practice or In-House sector), to work with the In-House Legal Directors on legal services for corporate legal teams The role will be varied, handling commercial contracts, compliance, IP, GDPR, Cyber Security and oversight/management of legal outsourcing and project management activities. Candidates should also have a desire to consider, develop and provide new and innovative solutions to clients, which may be process driven, access driven or full end-to-end solutions, in each case aimed at increasing efficiency for corporate legal teams.

Candidate Requirements
  • NQ - 1 year qualified (or soon to be qualified) Solicitor with experience of general commercial contracts
  • Ideally have a background in the Technology, IT, Finance, Pharma, Gaming or Engineering sectors
  • Comprehensive experience of general commercial contracts
  • Exposure within compliance, IP, GDPR and cyber security would be a bonus
  • Excellent administrative skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ideally some experience in use of legal technologies, or research into use of legal technologies, for corporate legal teams.
Salary at £50,000 - £60,000 per annum plus benefits with remote and hybrid working on offer.

LHH Recruitment Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. LHH Recruitment Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To note, the PQE indicated in this advertisement is intended as a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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