Responsibilities
- Be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide range of Commercial Contracts
- Working closely with our Client’s in-house legal departments on a range of matters such as international deals, bids, procurement, marketing, professional services, media, technology or consumer matters
- Be part of a team committed to the overall delivery of services and compliance with all delivery commitments to the client
- Active caseload management
- Adhere to all our client delivery processes and commitments;
- Input and manage data on Our client and client systems and keep them up to date;
- Help develop contract templates, playbooks and other tools for use by the team;
- Be part of a team committed to continually improving our service to the client and adding value.
Essential Criteria
You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same. This role requires the legal knowledge to take instructions from our Clients, take appropriate action and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members. It’s no small task!
In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role:
- Law Degree and/or Legally Qualified;
- Legally eligible to work in the country this role is based
- Excellent English written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
- Minimum of 5 years' experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts within a law firm, an ALSP, as part of an in-house legal team or within Our client;
- Able to commit to US working hours Monday - Friday
- Strong attention to detail;
- Regular client-facing experience;
- Good commercial awareness, working directly with business managers;
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite - especially Microsoft Word;
- Organizational fit for the Our client culture - exhibiting the core values of Authenticity, Accountability, Adaptability and Stewardship;
- Client relationship management