Purchasing Professionals Ltd
Competitive day rate via Umbrella
Hybrid role – 2 days in Oxford
6 months + Contract
An opening has just arisen to join a small, expert legal team. Due to recent growth in their commercial contract portfolio, my client is seeking the following skills and abilities.
Role:
- Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, sales, and partnership contracts, to protect the organisation's interests.
- Risk Management & Compliance: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the business. This involves developing, implementing, and monitoring internal policies and procedures to ensure the company operates within legal and ethical boundaries.
- Corporate Governance: Advise the board of directors and senior management on legal matters related to corporate structure, governance principles, and regulatory compliance.
- Litigation Management: Manage and oversee legal disputes, regulatory inquiries, and any resulting litigation, often coordinating and managing external legal counsel and budgets when specialist expertise is required.
- Intellectual Property (IP) Protection: Manage and advise on the company's IP portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, which is especially important in innovative industries.
Requirements:
- Law degree or relevant legal qualification (LLB, LLM, CPE, SQE, LPC, CILEX).
- Experience in a busy Contracts/Legal team (public sector/in-house preferred).
- Strong drafting, negotiating, and risk management skills.
- Knowledge of Data Protection and relevant legislation.
- Excellent communication, organisation, and initiative.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
Make this application stronger
Use these quick checks before applying so your CV, interview preparation and job search are better matched to this vacancy.
Before you apply
Check the key details and make sure the role matches what you are looking for.
- Review the job title, company, location, salary and working pattern if provided.
- Check the skills, experience or qualifications requested by the employer.
- Make sure the commute, hours and contract type are realistic for you.
Tailor your CV
For Teaching Jobs, highlight the most relevant skills, experience and achievements linked to this type of work. Keep it honest, clear and focused on what the employer is asking for.
Use the CV Builder or browse Career Advice.
Prepare for interview
If your application is successful, prepare simple examples that show your motivation, strengths and suitability.
Keep searching smarter
Do not rely on one application. Keep searching similar roles and set up alerts so new vacancies reach you faster.