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SalaryJob Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Salary range: Competitive
Location: Manchester, Leatherhead, Bristol or Glasgow
We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office and working from home.
Closing date is 1st May but we would encourage early applications.
When you become part of our Frazer-Nash team, your opportunities are endless. Through internal collaboration, and with our partners and customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the innovative solutions to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm and Sustainability Platform.
Working at Frazer-Nash means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients.
We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions. As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.
Frazer-Nash strives to maintain a global, flexible, diverse, and sustainable working environment for our people. Frazer-Nash currently offers flexible working arrangements, including hybrid, remote working and virtual delivery, to help reinforce our strong commitment to becoming a more socially sustainable company and allow us to provide greater work-life balance and flexibility
The role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced solicitor to join our busy Legal Team.
The successful candidate will provide legal advice and support to the business at all levels and across a broad range of sectors.
The Legal Team’s objective is to be a trusted advisor to the business. We are looking for a collaborative team player who can demonstrate an ability to provide strong legal advice in a pragmatic and timely way, taking into account the commercial considerations of Frazer-Nash (a KBR company).
The role involves reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements. There is a requirement to advise on intellectual property queries including strategic legal advice on the exploitation and protection of intellectual property. In addition, the varied nature of Frazer-Nash’s work means that advisory work on a range of other legal issues is required, including data protection issues.
The successful candidate will also be involved in the preparation of precedent documents, providing legal support for internal projects and engaging with the wider KBR Legal Team of Teams.
Requirements
What we are looking for:
Essential requirements:
- A qualified solicitor with at least 6 years PQE either in private practice or in-house.
- Experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including supply terms, framework agreements, memorandums of understanding, joint venture agreements and subcontracts.
- Skilled in providing advice on intellectual property issues and a working knowledge of the MOD IP DEFCONs.
- Proven ability to support the training and development of junior team members.
- Ability to provide training and guidance to team members and the business on relevant legal developments.
- Excellent written and oral communication and the ability to confidently interact with project teams, senior management and external parties.
- Strong ability to work to challenging timeframes and under pressure.
- Ability to work well independently, coupled with strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to participate in a collaborative team environment.
Desirable requirements:
- Experience advising on data protection matters.
- Experience of advising on Government Framework Agreements, NEC contracts and MOD DEFCONs.
Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.
Benefits
We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:
- Happy To Talk Flexible Working
- Competitive salary
- 25 days' holiday entitlement
- Holiday sale and purchase scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Targeted professional development
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare membership
- Bonus scheme linked into company performance
- Paid membership fees to a professional institution
- Support in attaining professional membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Share purchase scheme
- Season rail ticket loan
Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as we believe that diversity and inclusion are fundamental to creating a dynamic and thriving workplace culture.
