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Legal Counsel - UK

Technology

Thames Valley

Permanent ⁄ £70000

Updated August 14, 2008

Job Overview
Responsible for providing legal support to cover the transactional and compliance requirements of the sales business organizations in the UK and wider EMEA region.

Job Functions
• Assisting in providing day to day legal support to EMEA business operations: Channels Operations, Field Marketing, Product Management, CS&S (product support), GSS (professional services) and the Academy (training).
• Supporting data privacy legal work/projects on an EMEA-wide level
• Providing a consultative role for the Territory Lawyers in respect of European regulatory advice and the drafting of contracts for the more complex solutions transactions involving software, services, leasing and/or third party (inbound) products.
• Assisting in the project management of roll-out and localization of EMEA-wide legal infrastructure (e.g. template contracts, drafting databases, training and playbooks) based on key business strategies by the sales-supporting lawyers in the various EMEA territories.

Who we're looking for

Experience;
• Law degree (or Bachelor's degree in another discipline plus appropriate legal diplomas)
• Transactional experience (preferably in-house), in Information Technology (hardware, software, services including Professional Services).
• Strong contracts background - practical experience in services supply contracts, IT contracting, distribution and other partner contracts and product leasing.
• Strong understanding of software licensing/technology transfer and working knowledge of European intellectual property and competition laws.
• Proficiency with internet legal research, MS Office and other MS programs such as PowerPoint
• Some exposure to international trade aspects of product and services distribution (e.g. export compliance) SOX and anti-bribery/corruption laws (e.g. FCPA).
• Experience working with a global company or a major regional division of a global company.
• Proven success in providing legal support to field organizations in sales and/or technical areas.

About our client
Global multinational business which fuses broad spectrum IT products with heavy machinery / engineering goods

What's on offer
Excellent Market rate and package

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 0118 955 9060. Job Ref: 12976693
Your application will be sent to Matthew Sealy.