Legal Counsel

Our in-house Legal Department is looking to hire a full time English law qualified Legal Counsel to work in London.

What we offer

• A high degree of responsibility and autonomy, and the opportunity to shape your development within an agile, fast-growing and ever-evolving global company.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft commercial agreements including customer and vendor agreements.
• Provide practical legal and strategic advice on a range of UK and international legal matters including employment, intellectual property, media, M&A, privacy, and dispute resolution.
• Build relationships with the Commercial team and other key stakeholders across the organisation.
• Continuously learn about our business, services and technology. Develop and maintain expertise in current legal issues relevant to our business, such as those relating to artificial intelligence.
• Drive and contribute to legal projects, including improving our legal operations as we scale.

Requirements

• English law qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate.
• At least 2 years of relevant post-qualification experience in private practice.
• Experience of reviewing and negotiating SaaS and/or data licensing contracts.
• Keen commercial awareness and ability to provide actionable advice.
• Excellent people skills with an ability to maintain strong working relationships.
• Sound and practical judgment in managing legal risks.
• The ability to work both independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident and clear communicator.

Preferred

• In-house experience.
• Experience related to the financial services, media and/or technology sectors.
• Experience or interest in using technology to improve legal operations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Healthcare cover.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension contribution scheme.
• Training and development budget to help you up-skill (£1,200/year).
• Reorg provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or other protected characteristics.