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Job Description
Reporting into a Senior Lawyer the main focus of this role involves reviewing advising on and negotiating day to day commercial contracts including: client contracts (using our risk matrix and playbooks) variations / extensions SAAS contracts and supplier terms and conditions. Supporting the Data Privacy Lead as required.
Other accountabilities include:
- Providing general support to the business on a wide range of legal matters.
- Monitoring and managing legal email inboxes.
- Assisting in the management of:
- intellectual property portfolio;
- company secretarial records;
- data protection records;
- template database; and
- knowledge hubs.
- Ad hoc legal research including contract law and related regulations.
- Administrative tasks such as organising managing and maintaining template documents and overseeing deadlines for multiple assignments.
- Providing guidance on new laws and regulations affecting our business across Europe.
This is an officebased role with up to 3 days per week based in either our London or Reading office.
Qualifications :
What we need from you:
- Qualified lawyer (NQ to 3 pqe)
- Excellent knowledge and expertise in English commercial/contracts law with qualifications in England and Wales or equivalent commonwealth jurisdiction.
- Some knowledge/experience of tech contracts and / or GDPR and UK privacy laws desirable but not essential
- Highly organised with a structured way of working and considerable attention to detail especially under time pressure.
- Able to work independently with little or no supervision.
- Able to follow instructions carefully and accurately.
- Good timemanagement and ability to prioritise and get the job done.
- Being a problem solver with a goaloriented way of working.
- Strong expertise in office management systems (Word Outlook PowerPoint Excel) use of file sharing/cloudbased applications (e.g. SharePoint).
- Confidence in advising a variety of stakeholders and negotiating with external clients.
- A collaborative individual with a proactive style of working.
- Interest to grow in the role and take on new challenges.
- Willingness to support with different areas of law / new jurisdictions as the business needs change.
- Ability to forge and develop strong relationships within the team and across the WSH family.
- Must align with our team values: To be trusted authentic & entrepreneurial
- French language skills and / or European experience would be an advantage.
Additional Information :
And in return we offer:
- 25 days holiday (plus public holidays)
- Plus your birthday off
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance cover
- Medical Insurance cover for you
- Discretionary bonus
- Discounts available on the high street shops holidays gyms and cinemas
- Wellbeing assistance
- Volunteering Days
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary Carer leave
- Wedding/Commitment day leave
- Officebased hybrid working arrangements
- Salary 65000 to 75000 per annum based on experience
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
