Commercial Lawyer Solicitor or CILEX
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Job Description
Plantrs Commercial Lawyer (Solicitor or CILEX) Role in Reading
The Company
Heres a great opportunity for an experienced Commercial Lawyer/Solicitor to join our fast paced but friendly Commercial & Technology Team based in Reading.
The Mission
Our clients include global and international companies with regional headquarters based in the UK or mainland Europe; midmarket UK companies and fastgrowing and entrepreneurial businesses. In particular we provide legal services to the UK/EMEA operating entities of USowned companies. For many clients we act as external and often sole legal counsel providing daytoday advice on commercial contractual matters and data protection. Many of our clients are in the technology media retail and hospitality & leisure sectors.
Also as part of the role we are currently operating on a hybrid working pattern.
Responsibilities
In summary the commercial teams work covers:
- Commercial contracts frequently with an international aspect
- Technology contracts (including SaaS agreements website and app development and hosting agreements)
- Digital media and Ecommerce
- Marketing advertising and sponsorship
- Data Protection
- Data licensing and commercialisation
- Intellectual property management commercialisation protection and enforcement
- Advising on strategic business projects e.g. operations structuring investment planning international expansion
Requirements
- Excellent training and knowledge of a broad range of commercial issues including contract law data protection intellectual property and competition law;
- Significant drafting experience;
- Experience advising on contractual risk and negotiating contracts with the aim of achieving commercial solutions for clients;
- Sound understanding of a broad range of commercial issues including contract law data protection intellectual property and competition law;
- An interest and experience in digital media data and technology will be an advantage.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide clear & concise advice in plain English and to articulate complex legal concepts in a comprehensible manner for lay business people;
- Excellent skills in legal analysis with the aptitude to apply them to commercial reality and to deliver pragmatic advice;
- Keenness to take an active role in business development and to build your own client portfolio and help to build the team.
Key Attributes
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- A desire to understand clients businesses and goals and to build long term client relationships;
- Commercial awareness initiative and a solutionorientated approach with adaptability to meet challenges of constantly shifting client priorities to fulfill their objectives;
- Confidence and maturity to negotiate and draft commercial contracts on your own and with minimal supervision;
- Enthusiasm and an enquiring mind with the desire to expand knowledge of law;
- Ability to work as part of a team alongside other lawyers even in a remote environment.
The Offer
Contractual benefits
- 28 days holiday
- 6 % employer contribution and 2% employee contribution towards the pension scheme
- Life Assurance 5 x final salary
- Private Medical Insurance
Non contractual benefits include (Pro Rata)
- An additional days holiday for your birthday
- A weekly Wellbeing hour
- 8 hours per annum for charity work
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle scheme
- Cash back medical plan
- Discounted retail benefits
- Bring your dog to work
- Social committee events
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Algebra
- Legal Counsel
- Mediation Experience
- Tribal Law
- Legal Research
- Telemarketing
- Training & Development
- Geometry
- Child Protective Services
- negotiation
