Legal Counsel

1 week ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Nominet Full time

Were Nominet a world-leading domain name registry. For over 25 years, weve been operating at the heart of internet infrastructure. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help protect public services from cyber threat.

Our aim is to create a world which is more connected, inclusive and secure. We know that technology has the power to transform lives by creating opportunities and providing support where its needed most.

As a public benefit company, our work funds the ability to make a positive impact on society. Weve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve peoples lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

Legal Counsel 


About the role 
Nominet has a small legal team, which advises all areas of the business. Whilst most legal work is kept in house, some work in conducted in partnership with external law firms where specialist advisory work is deemed necessary. You will provide legal Business Partnering support to sales and product teams in relation to global services and license transactions, commercial deals and partnership opportunities. 


This is a hands-on, varied role, where you will be responsible for supporting public sector bids, drafting, reviewing and advising upon our customer and vendor contracts and also supporting our business functions with a wide range of a company activities. 

The essential bits 


It is essential that you have 3+ years post qualified experience in UK, preferably with government tender and procurement experience. 


You will have a proactive approach to problem solving and work with the business to identify risks and assist with good contract management as well as ensuring compliance with our corporate governance throughout. 

About you and your experience 


You will have a background working in an environment where the legal context can be complex, you will have strong communication skills, with the ability to own activities and see them through to completion. 
This is a team that truly punches above its weight in terms of output, youll be joining peers that work in a small collaborative environment, you will be able to demonstrate a level of perseverance and resilience to see tasks through to completion and a proactive way in which to approach challenges. 

A natural born collaborator, someone who is a community builder and passionate about sharing best practices with a growth mindset. You will be a critical thinker who enjoys the challenge of unique issues and complex challenges in a dynamic environment .

Whats in it for you? 


This role represents an exceptional opportunity to work in a small legal team with a significant national and international profile, working for the household name .UK registry, and clients including governments and blue chip brands.


The Nominet way of working empowers our people to be flexible between home and the office, operating on a Hybrid basis. This empowers everyone to take ownership day to day, balancing the needs of our people and business. You will be required to come into the Oxford office for key activities to ensure we have a collaborative and connected working environment.


We offer a great work life balance with hybrid working, 20% of the time is expected in our office in our Oxford office. 


Core benefits that include 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, performance related bonus scheme, private medical cover, cash benefits scheme, life assurance, EAP - as well as a wide range of flexible benefits including Critical illness, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Cycle2Work scheme and reward portal. We have great facilities in our workspace which include an on-site gym and shower facilities, free car parking, broad range of tools and resources to support your personal and professional development. 

We are a public benefit organisation and as well as supporting some great organisations we also support our team members to give something back in their local community via our Give Hub scheme. 

Finally, we are a sociable bunch and have an active social committee who work hard to arrange lots of really great events and get togethers to keep us all connected.

Salary

We don't advertise salary as we have a degree of flexibility and would rather see all applications on their merit. We appreciate it's a pretty important part of the process and we're happy to have a conversation before you apply. 

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