Legal Counsel - Commercial Technology Lawyer

QED Legal ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £75,000 per annum

Overview

Our client is one of the world's leading professional services companies and are looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial IT Lawyer to join their busy and growing in-house legal department. This is an intriguing opportunity for someone who wants to develop and progress their skills in drafting and negotiating a wide range of large multi-million pound commercial IT contracts and agreements. Based in Central London, the ideal candidate will: Be a UK qualified solicitor with at least 4 years PQE Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including IT / technology contracts (such as software development and licence agreements), confidentiality agreements and master service agreements Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work The successful candidate must be able to point to strong communication skills and good business and commerciality skills. You will have a strong knowledge of IT contracts such as SaaS and software. In-house experience would be desirable, but the client would consider a private practice lawyer looking to move in-house who could point to good business and commercial skills. Our client envisages that candidates with 4 years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience. For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Nick Warren at QED Legal. If this position isn't for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.