Job Description
General Counsel (Sole Counsel)
Tech/telecoms firm
Based in Oxfordshire /Cotswolds
£100K-£105K + bonus
The duties:
* Providing legal counsel to the Board, C-Suite and operational management;
* Managing legal risk and compliance in multiple jurisdictions;
* Negotiating and executing strategically important commercial agreements with some of the World’s leading companies in the UK, Europe and the US;
* Support the supply chain management process with effective contract documentation that apportions risk effectively and appropriately
* Support the pursuit of the IP Strategy in the identification, protection and exploitation of business-critical technology and secure relationships with key technology partners;
* Provide legal support to other functions including IT and HR as necessary
* Manage and resolve customer claims and other disputes
* Establishing an organisation for the provision of legal services, implementing a legal risk management and compliance model comprising policies, procedures, training and development
* programmes whilst adopting a strategy for the cost-effective procurement of external legal resources
* Company Secretarial Services
Requirements
* Practising solicitor or barrister
* Qualified in the UK and registered with SRA or the Bar Association
* Broad generalist experience (mainly commercial) from an in-house role