EMEA Legal Specialist - 12-month Contract

EMEA Legal Specialist – 12-month Contract

Location

London

Business Area

Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Ref #

10045685

Description & Requirements

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast – while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

What’s the role:

Bloomberg’s Legal & Compliance Department plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address a variety of complex legal issues that arise across the Company’s various businesses. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. We also recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in cultivating a supportive workplace and the importance of giving back to our communities as evidenced by our award-winning pro bono program.

Based in London, you will be an integral part of the Legal department, working closely with and supported by your Legal Negotiations colleagues and Legal Counsel. You will focus on managing the legal responses for Requests For Proposals (RFPs) from EMEA and APAC Sales Support. You will review our Company’s entire response to the bid to ensure it does not put the Company at legal risk, updating the RFP as needed. You will also negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and any included legal terms and conditions attached to the RFP, and respond to associated requests for various forms and licensing contracts associated with the RFPs. Negotiation of licensing agreements with Bloomberg's customers across EMEA and APAC outside of an RFP context may be required depending on business needs. Our customers range from major financial institutions to government entities across a wide range of fin-tech products and services that are dynamic and often cutting-edge. We'll rely on you to build internal partnerships with Sales Support in EMEA and APAC and balance both the needs and drive of Bloomberg Sales and our customers in a time-sensitive environment.

We'll trust you to:

• Review and/or provide responses to Legal & Compliance related questions for all customer RFPs

• Review final bids in their entirety for undue legal risk prior to submission

• Respond and negotiate associated RFP legal terms and conditions (including NDAs) within tight deadlines, with support from the Negotiations team or Counsel

• Respond to contract inquiries and negotiate terms and conditions while supporting Sales and our clients in a timely manner

• Work in close partnership with Legal Negotiations Specialists, Counsel, Sales and Sales Support, and Product

• Multitask and manage multiple time sensitive tasks and projects in a challenging, fast-paced and fluid environment

• Operate in an open and communicative way with our colleagues and customers

• Be a quick learner who can quickly adapt to our proprietary technology

• Be an active participant in identifying and supporting projects that continuously improve our own operations and as well as those that streamline processes between us and our business partners.

You’ll need to have:

• A bachelor's degree and 3 years* of relevant experience

• Experience negotiating some light contractual legal terms & conditions, preferably data / technology contracts and licensing software solutions

• Experience in a customer or supplier contract management type role; we highly prefer experience working on RFPs and NDAs

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Superb written and oral communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Superb work ethic

• Ability to apply good judgment in identifying legal issues, weighing risk, and recognizing when issues require escalation

• Adaptability to the changing needs of our business partners and external customers

*Please note we use years of experience as a guide, but we certainly will consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary for the role.

We'd love to see:

• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence along with excellent customer service skills

• German or French language skills is a plus

• An independent and strategic thinker who is service-oriented, takes ownership, and is forward-thinking

• One who is eager to learn, proactive, independent and solution driven

• Someone who is responsive, reliable and has a positive can-do attitude

• An enthusiastic teammate, receptive to and actions feedback

• A self- starter who can work with minimal supervision and is independent in prioritizing their work

• Someone who enjoys an innovative, challenging and ever-changing environment

Does this sound like you?

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/what-we-do/

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Bloomberg is a disability inclusive employer. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for the recruitment process. If you would prefer to discuss this confidentially, please email amer_recruit@bloomberg.net

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