
Corporate Counsel
- Egham, Surrey
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assume lead role in structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business-critical contracts and ensuring they properly protect the company’s interests and objectives
- Partner with internal stakeholders and other business partners on continual process improvements and guidelines
- Clearly communicate (in writing or verbally) and advise decision makers on the risks and benefits of negotiating options and contractual provisions
- Create and update templates and clause libraries to meet evolving business objectives, minimize friction and protect the organization’s interests
- Collaborate with various internal departments in identifying, managing and assisting in the resolution of legal issues in a manner consistent with the company’s business philosophy and strategy, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Provide timely and accurate interpretations of the various laws and regulations affecting the company’s businesses to senior management and operating personnel; keep them apprised of the types of action that require legal consideration and provide internal guidance regarding potential legal risk
- Manage and assist clients with resolving all legal issues pertaining to various corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters in a manner consistent with the organization’s business philosophy and strategy, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Partner with assigned functional areas and operating units to help drive the company’s business model and execute its strategies
- Qualification as a lawyer in the UK or Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school in the United States (including admission to at least one state Bar in the US)
- Seven (7) or more years of relevant experience in a business law firm or in a corporate law department with a proven record of professional excellence and achievement
- Significant research and transactional law experience, including drafting and negotiating complex contracts
- Fluent in English; additional language skills (Spanish, French or German) are a plus
- Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- High level of professionalism and integrity; strong ethical standards, and work ethic.
- An understanding and sensitivity to maintaining confidential information.
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Comfortable working independently or in a team and agility and judgment to balance multiple requests and competing priorities.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, including verbal communication skills and writing & drafting skills. • High level of attention to detail and process
- Proven leadership skills, including demonstrated experience developing others.