Legal Counsel
GBG Plc
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Negotiating procurement contracts, data supply contracts, customer agreements including software licensing and SaaS contracts, non-disclosure agreements and novation agreements, globally.
- Advising on data protection and compliance matters, particularly under the UK GDPR and other global privacy frameworks.
- Where necessary drafting and updating standard contract terms and variations to standard contracts and agreements.
- Providing legal advice and guidance to sales teams and GBG stakeholders globally.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, InfoSec and Privacy to ensure legal risks are identified and mitigated.
- Organising legal training for sales teams.
- Prioritising workloads and communicating with commercial colleagues.
- Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and taking appropriate action.
- Working closely with the credit control team as the legal liaison for debt disputes.
- Collaborating with a broad range of other internal and external contacts.
- Providing incident management support as required.
Requirements
- A qualified lawyer with at least 3 years’ experience of commercial and supplier contracts. You should be familiar with English Law and have worked/practiced in the UK.
- Although previous in-house experience is desirable, this role could also be suitable for a lawyer with a private practice background moving in-house.
- Excellent drafting, communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach with a keenness to learn.
- A commitment to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and supporting the aims and objectives of the legal department.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
contract negotiationdata protectioncompliancedrafting contractslegal adviceincident managementUK GDPRsoftware licensingSaaS contractscommercial contracts
Soft skills
communicationanalytical skillscollaborationproactivecustomer satisfactionindependent workprioritizationfast-paced environmentteamworktraining organization
Certifications
qualified lawyer