Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client, a leader within their field, providing trusted identity and security solutions are looking for a Commercial Paralegal, ideally with some technology industry knowledge, to join their busy in house legal department This is a varied role involving contract management, some contract review and monitoring, and liaising with all departments across the business on a range of legal and regulatory matters.
Main job responsibilities and accountabilities
- Assist to write policies and procedures and liaise with different departments to gather and maintain
data relating to ESG programme requirements and corporate reporting.
- Support annual third-party certification reporting.
Promote ESG legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the business unit.
- Draft, review, negotiate and revise a range of commercial contracts including confidentiality agreements, licensing agreements, services agreements, contract addendums, RFP
documentation and DPAs.
- Ensure contractual arrangements meet legal and/or regulatory compliance requirements.
- Coordinate and communicate contractual terms to other departments whose functions are necessary to the development, implementation, and management of the agreements.
- Responsibility for complying with company policies and procedures, including but not limited to information security and acceptable use, and for undertaking mandatory in-house
company training as required.
Person specification
Essential
- UK Commercial Lawyer (Solicitor or CILEX) PQE, or Trainee Lawyer.
- Experience working either as a commercial paralegal or contracts manager in a law firm or in house role.
- Contract review and drafting experience.
- Knowledge of contract management best practice.
Knowledge of global data privacy laws.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- A can-do- attitude and a team player who would like to develop as a Lawyer or is keen to be a career Paralegal.
- Desirable
- Familiarity with Environmental, social and governance (ESG) laws and programme implementation highly desirable.
- Project and/or compliance programme management skills.
French or German language skills a plus.
What we offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including company profitability scheme, workplace pension, group income protection insurance, group private health insurance, group life insurance cover and much more.
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Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in regard to this vacancy