Senior Legal Counsel

CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel to join a global pharmaceutical company, based in Harlow on a contract basis initially for 12 months.
Salary:
Hourly up to £68.04 PAYE or £89.06 Umbrella
Senior Legal Counsel Role:

• Business partnering with relevant internal business units to provide pragmatic legal advice.
• Supporting the Group Counsel and leading on various corporate governance initiatives, including mandatory filings, preparation of board meetings and attendance at internal compliance meetings, as necessary.
• Providing corporate law advice and guidance as part of corporate re-organisation projects, both local and cross-jurisdictional.
• Providing corporate law advice and project management on product disposals, if and when required.
• Responsible for drafting, negotiating and advising on contractual arrangements for the sourcing or development of new product lines (i.e. Alliance Management).
• Providing contract law and strategic advice on a range of contract categories including, procurement of goods and/or services for various manufacturing sites at differing levels of complexity and value.

Your Background:

• Law degree
• Preferred post-qualification experience of roughly 5-7 years although candidates outside of this bracket will be considered
• Law experience within the UK.
• Strong technical contract law knowledge with experience of negotiating commercial contracts is essential.
• Some Competition, IP and GDPR experience would be an advantage, or the ability to identify issues in these areas.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical or health sector not essential but would be an advantage.
• Experience of operating in an in-house legal function with proven commercial acumen and business partnering experience would be an advantage.

Company:
Our clients aim is to be a global leader in generics and biopharmaceuticals, improving the lives of patients across the world.
Location:
This role can be based from either Harlow or Castleford, and follows a hybrid working pattern with 3 days onsite in the offices.
Apply:
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 56650 in all correspondence.
Please note:
This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.