In-House Solicitor - Glasgow

Due to our continued growth we're looking for an In-House Solicitor with experience as a Contract and Compliance Specialist to be based in our Glasgow OR Edinburgh office.

Reporting to a Board Director you will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of complex commercial contracts, Intellectual Property, Commercial leases and Company Secretarial work. You'll have the opportunity to grow and develop the position along the way, identifying new best practices and ways of working in return for an excellent benefits package and opportunity to progress your career.

The key aspects of the role are to;

• Deal with a range of legal matters in connection with the review, negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements including NDA s; Framework Service Agreements; IT & Software Licensing and Partnership Agreements.
• Provide regular communication with key internal stakeholders and Client representatives ensuring that the contract management process is efficient and effective.
• Monitor the signoff process of commercial documents and ensure final version is retained within the contracts repository.
• Creating and reviewing agreement templates ensuring that they are compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
• Managing and drafting licence agreements relating to IP.
• Provide legal advice to Group companies.
• Provide Data Protection advice and support to commercial projects within the business.
• Assist the Finance Director with Company Secretarial duties.
• Manage a risk register of inflight contractual obligations. Map out and advise on these obligations to the relevant internal Stakeholder.
• Calendar inflight contract obligations to the relevant internal Stakeholder and hold quarterly reviews to ensure compliance.

We're looking for someone with;

• Commercial experience working as a Solicitor/Contract and Compliance Specialist
• Degree level qualification in Law (BSc/LLB etc)
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate complex legal points in layman's terms.
• Commercial awareness.
• Negotiation skills.

For more information please apply with your CV