Commercial Counsel

7 days ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Project People Full time
Job Description

**Job Title:** Commercial Counsel - Expert Legal Support

**Job Summary:** We are seeking a highly skilled Commercial Counsel to provide expert legal support, advice, and guidance to our Sales, Commercial, and Communications/Marketing teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial law and experience working in a busy in-house legal team.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide expert legal support and advice to the Sales and Commercial team to support customer acquisition targets and delivery of passive infrastructure services across the mobile telecommunications sector.
  • Be the go-to contact for the Sales and Commercial, Marketing and Communications teams for day-to-day legal queries and general support.
  • Draft and negotiate legal documents across a wide range of areas, including IT, Marketing, Operations, and general Commercial.
  • Proactively anticipate challenges or issues and manage independently.
  • Guide colleagues with sound legal advice on risk and issues relating to a particular deal, mitigating risk and providing pragmatic solutions where necessary.
  • Provide legal support to the Marketing, Brand, and Communications team, advising on all relevant legal matters.
  • Work closely with the Senior Commercial Counsel on high-value and high-priority transactions, managing external legal suppliers and external legal spend where required.
  • Responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and overall transformation of our template document suite, which forms the basis of our commercial transactions.
  • Contribute to the continual improvement of the Legal & Compliance Team's function through innovative solutions and forward thinking in relation to the way we progress legal workstreams.
  • Proactively identify areas that are fit for transformation and devise new solutions, often embracing technology that can deliver results more efficiently.
  • Build effective working relationships with our legal suppliers to ensure work is dealt with in a manner and at a cost that is satisfactory to Cornerstone.
Requirements:
  • A qualified solicitor with a background in practicing in commercial law.
  • Breadth of commercial contract experience.
  • 3-6 years' PQ experience in commercial transactions.
  • Experience working within a busy in-house legal team.
  • A solicitor admitted to the role with a current practicing certificate.
  • Strong interpersonal and project management skills.
  • Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders.
  • Good initiative with ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  • Proven approach to innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Experience with Technology, Marketing, and IP contracts.

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