Legal Counsel

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom NTT DATA Full time

Job Title: Legal Advisor

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Legal Advisor to join our UK Legal and Compliance Team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and general terms and conditions. You will also support key stakeholders with contractual documentation from RFP stage to contract signature.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and general terms and conditions.
  • Supporting key stakeholders with contractual documentation from RFP stage to contract signature.
  • Handling and advising on day-to-day legal and contractual queries.
  • Proactively identifying legal risks to the business and assisting in developing strategies and internal documents to mitigate risk.
  • Experience of providing advice in relation to service provision changes under TUPE in context of IT managed services contracts, collaborating with HR to manage/mitigate people risk, adept at negotiating TUPE indemnities and employment transfers.
  • Handling a portfolio of compliance-related matters as part of an overall compliance programme.
  • Providing training on legal and compliance matters to non-legal functions.
  • Ability to work on multiple demanding projects at any one time.
  • Being technically excellent and commercially aware.
  • Being a team player with a can-do attitude and an ability to 'think outside the box'.
  • Delivering timely and high-quality legal advice to the business all in a practical and commercially focussed way in relation to all relevant matters that reduce risk, resolve issues, and maximise the opportunity for the business to deliver on its goals.

Requirements:

You will be an experienced Legal Counsel (Min. 5 years+ PQE or equivalent) with demonstrable experience of drafting, negotiating, and concluding high-value and complex contracts and supporting the business through the complete bid cycle. You will have experience of working in-house across various sectors, including but not limited to Telecoms, Public Sector, Banking, and Insurance.

You will also have excellent people skills, with an ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders across all levels of the business, underpinned by outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.

About Us:

We are a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues and clients on exciting projects.

Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as the Women's Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network, and the Parent Network.

What We Offer:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Our Learning and Development team ensures that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: NTT DATA UK & I

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer - we want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application and interview process, if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we look forward to hearing from you.

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