In-House Legal Counsel
Full time or Part Time (they are open to someone working either 4 or 5 days per week)
Educational Charity
Cambridge
£65K-£70K
Responsibilities
* Provide legal advice and support on charity law, compliance, and data protection matters
* Draft, negotiate, and manage a range of commercial contracts, including services, supplier, licence, grant, partnership, and sponsorship agreements.
* Manage aspects of IP and trademark protection and enforcement.
* Act as Company Secretary for group entities, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, statutory requirements, and regulations.
* Corporate and charitable governance and reporting.
* Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks across all areas of the operations.
* Oversee the development and implementation of resources, guidance and training to empower business managers to handle low-risk legal matters.
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with external legal firms, ensuring efficient and cost-effective utilisation of their expertise.
* Coach, develop, and manage the performance of the Paralegal, enabling them to reach their full potential.
* Keep up to date with developments in relevant areas of legislation and compliance.
* Manage the Legal budget.
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