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Corporate Lawyer

February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Corporate Lawyer

Commercial Lawyer - Flexible & remote working

Immediate start, 6 months fixed term role, possibly longer

This is an interesting opportunity to work with the in-house legal team of a large UK business on a remote basis.

We are looking for a highly capable and genuinely commercial lawyer to support one of our clients. They provide a range of services to customers throughout the UK. Working for Ortolan Legal, but embedded with our client's in-house legal team, this is an opportunity to exercise your skills in an interesting business with a high quality and interesting workload. The assignment we need you for is likely to last for 6 months but could be extended. You will be advising on a range of commercial contracts from major services agreements to bespoke, one-off contracts for services.

To be successful you will need the following skills and attributes:

  • You must be a qualified lawyer in the UK or another comparable jurisdiction. Lawyers with less than 5 years PQE are unlikely to have acquired the experience needed, but if you are exceptional, please convince us!
  • A strong technical legal background is a given and this is likely to have been gained with a leading practice, ideally with some in-house experience as well.
  • You will need to have a good understanding of and exposure to a wide range of complex commercial contracts.
  • It will be helpful if you can bring some experience of technology and data contracting. Experience of ISO 27001 will be another positive.
  • Importantly, you will need to be a good fit; so as well as being charismatic and personable, you will also be highly motivated, client focused and will have a demonstrably commercial approach with plenty of initiative.

For this assignment you will be working alongside our client's established in-house legal team. You will also find yourself working closely with stakeholders across the business and customers. You will be expected to deliver commercially successful outcomes which reflect the risk appetite of the business, while operating with a high degree of autonomy. While this is a remote working role, occasional attendance at the company's offices in Bucks may be helpful.

Ortolan Legal is a different law firm. We provide our clients with 'virtual' legal support and this is delivered exclusively by experienced solicitors. We give highly commercial and technically strong advice at a cost which compares extremely favourably with other, more conventional legal practices. SRA authorised and registered since 2009, our clients include businesses ranging from FTSE 100 household names and PE owned businesses to proprietor managed companies in sectors as diverse as FMCG, B2B services, logistics, training, manufacturing and high tech.

The position is open now and we are keen to identify the right person and get them in place as soon as possible. So if this resonates with you, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

If you would like to know more, please send your CV in confidence to Nick Benson at nbenson@ortolan.com.

By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are acting as consultants for the hiring company. Ortolan People are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.

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