Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.
About the Department
The Legal Services team within the broader Governance and Legal Services Department provides support across the full range of Goldsmiths’ activities, offering legal advice in areas including: accommodation and estates; procurement and commercial contracts; partnerships and collaborations; charity and corporate governance; consumer protection; general education; freedom of information and data protection, and employment law.
About the Role
The Role Holder will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and amending a wide range of contracts of both a general and HEI-specific nature; and for providing accurate and timely legal advice in relation to the range of topics that impact on HEIs.
About the Candidate
You will be a qualified lawyer with extensive HEI experience particularly with contracts and other legal agreements, used to working with a great deal of flexibility and independence in a complex environment.
Please note that where qualifications are required, employment is conditional on the verification of them. Qualifications (must be original documents) will be checked before the first day of appointment.
Benefits
We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.
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