Senior Legal Counsel

7 days ago

Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom RWS Group Full time
About RWS Group

RWS Group is a leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. With a global footprint spanning over 100 legal entities in 43 countries, we offer a unique opportunity to work with a diverse and international team.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a broad range of strategic corporate and commercial contracts, as well as providing accurate and timely legal advice and guidance to colleagues, business units, and senior management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial and corporate agreements, including technology, licensing, services, partner, procurement, supplier, contractor, and privacy agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Provide legal advice on existing contracts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their business requirements and ensure contracts and legal advice support strategic goals.
  • Work within internal business partners to identify legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements and risks associated with various business initiatives and develop and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards and practices.
  • Line manage and mentor a team of lawyers, including assigning work, monitoring capacity, providing guidance, direction, support, and conducting performance evaluations.
  • Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of legal services by determining how to optimize the use of legal resources and prioritize work and working with the Head of Legal to drive continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate on and lead other project-based work within the scope of the legal department responsibilities, such as corporate or finance transactions or disputes, on an as-needed basis.
  • Develop and deliver legal training programs and materials to educate employees and new team members on contract risk, legal compliance, and best practices.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of legal policies, procedures, and internal controls to enhance ethical business practices and ensure compliance with legal requirements and mitigate legal risks.
  • Work with external legal counsel and other advisors as needed to address specialized legal matters.
Requirements
  • Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales, or other common law jurisdiction.
  • Minimum 5-7 years' PQE, preferably in an in-house legal department, ideally with experience representing large technology-driven organizations.
  • Proven contract negotiation and drafting skills, a strong understanding of risk allocation, and substantive expertise with key provisions of most contracts, with specific experience in complex IT/software technology and other commercial and corporate agreements in the US, Europe, and Asia.
  • Qualified candidates must have expertise in a broad spectrum of domestic and international business areas, including commercial contracts, intellectual property law, commercial law, GDPR, and related privacy laws, emerging AI regulation, and regulatory matters.
  • Ability to think strategically, problem-solve creatively and quickly, and be a savvy partner to clients (both internal and external) to help them navigate legal risk to achieve business objectives.
  • Demonstrated flexibility and eagerness to work on a broad range of legal matters.
  • Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity and inclusion.
What We Offer

We offer a flexible work-from-home schedule, with a minimum of two days in the office, and a commitment to principles of equity and inclusion. If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you'll love life at RWS Group.

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