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Corporate Counsel Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at Techaxis, Inc
Title: Corporate Counsel
Company: Techaxis, Inc
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
Our client is a leading global IT services and consulting company, they offer a wide range of services including software development, consulting, and business process outsourcing to clients across various industries worldwide.
Location: London (5 days onsite)
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Identify requirements, prepare and negotiate contracts, perform legal due diligence and research, advise management, and ensure on-going compliance with the company’s responsibilities for monitoring, reporting and meeting contractual, statutory and legal obligations in customer engagements.
Provide legal counsel, coordinate and manage other legal activities relating to a variety of business corporate or risk management functions/issues as they arise.
Review, negotiate, and/or draft business agreements/contracts relating to a wide variety of general business and/or regulatory issues to the best advantage of the company.
Identify and mitigate risks associated with various business practices and operations.
Review statutes, regulations and company contracts and provide advice on resolving legal, business and/or regulatory issues.
Supervise, coordinate or direct projects and/or legal staff as assigned.
Provide legal review, analysis, and advice to business partners/functional areas as assigned, as well as provide legal review, analysis, and counsel relating to contract negotiation and draft related agreements.
Provide assistance to and manage the work activities of other legal staff, as may be assigned.
Provide regular written reports and ad hoc verbal reporting to Head of Legal in relation to own responsibilities.
Support, train and supervise the work and career development of junior members of the Legal Team, with management responsibility as required and appropriate.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Requires a LLB/LLM/J.D (or equivalent degree in the relevant jurisdiction) from an accredited law school and current practising certificate or equivalent.
Requires at least 8-10 years of professional experience with at least 4-5 years in outsourcing/IT Contracts/License matters providing legal counsel on business issues and contractual issues in the legal field, demonstrating good negotiating and drafting skills.
Consent:
By applying to this job, you are giving implicit consent to the job poster to assess your suitability for this job and all information provided by you can be processed by a Techaxis group entity (in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, India, and the United States) in accordance with the Techaxis Privacy Policy and in accordance with applicable laws.
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Company Description:
Techaxis is a US-based firm that specializes in discovering, engaging, and placing top talent globally, for full-time or contract positions in leadership and mid to senior-level positions for companies in the technology, healthcare, energy, and education space.
Techaxis Inc. is headquartered in Northern Virginia, USA. We are ranked #3294 in Inc 5000 and #105 in Inc 5000 DC Metro Series, SWaM and WBE Certified technology talent search firm.
Equal Opportunities Employer:
Our clients provide equal opportunities to all its employees and all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to their race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, sex, age, nationality, disability, and veteran status. Employees of our client shall be treated with dignity and in accordance with their policy to maintain a work environment free of sexual harassment, whether physical, verbal, or psychological. Employee policies and practices shall be administered in a manner that would ensure that in all matters equal opportunity is provided to those eligible and the decisions are merit-based.
