Legal Counsel - Commercial (9 month FTC)

My client is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their in house legal function on a 9 month FTC, you will handle day-to-day legal work for a Professional Services organisation during a fixed-term cover period. You will provide practical legal advice that helps the business make clear decisions and keep work moving smoothly.

Client Details

My client is a well known organisation that operates within the Energy research sector

Description

• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including product sales agreements, services agreements, licence agreements, consulting agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Work with EMEA, NORAM and LATAM offices and international business units on legal issues relating to sales and operations, contracts, and general commercial business matters.
• Continuously improve and develop the business contractual templates and processes and provide training to the wider business on the same.
• Protect the business from legal action by interpreting laws and ensuring it meets international legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide advice concerning business transactions with customers, financial institutions, suppliers and others.
• Manage external counsel as needed for areas of expertise outside company competency.
• Consult with and advise senior management on complex or highly critical issues.
• Act as resource to business units and employees on legal and other business matters, with open door policy so that employees feel comfortable seeking legal advice.

Profile

A successful Legal Counsel - Commercial should have:

• Qualified lawyer (solicitor in England and Wales) with a strong legal pedigree.
• Preferably with 4-6 years post qualification experience (PQE) within a commercial or corporate practice at an international law firm or in-house at an international business.
• Excellent judgement preferably with experience of advising senior management teams and/or other senior stakeholders on matters of risk and compliance.
• Strong negotiating skills and sound commercial judgement with an ability to balance commercial and legal considerations.
• Strong presentation skills with experience of providing legal training.
• Analytical thinker with ability to plan, anticipate and evaluate systematically, juggle multiple work streams in a fast-paced environment and act quickly and decisively.

Job Offer

• Fixed-term contract to start from January 2027 to September (Maternity cover)
• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary, dependent on the level of experience.
• Based in Oxford.