Hybrid Working Legal Counsel in London

LONDON, UK (Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office per week) A benchmarked salary between 70,250 to 76,750.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Croud is a global, full service digital marketing agency with a unique business model that helps businesses drive sustainable growth in the new world of marketing. Croud was recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for the second year in a row, and was named Performance Marketing Employer of the Year by PMW.

At Croud, we unlock potential by elevating our people, clients, and communities within a rapidly advancing and complex economy. We operate as a unique scaled network of Intelligent, Creative Specialists, enabling us to deliver superior brand outcomes and unlock potential for our people, our clients and our communities. Our culture is strategically driven and inspired by a shared long-term vision. We are energised by future thinking, driving innovation to achieve better outcomes. Above all, we are purpose-driven, committed to positively impacting our people, the planet, and our global communities.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We’re looking for a commercially minded solicitor to join our Legal team, supporting the business across commercial contracts, intellectual property, data protection and wider legal and compliance matters. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business to provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice, draft and negotiate agreements, manage legal risk and help ensure we operate in line with relevant legislation and best practice. This is a hands-on role with plenty of opportunity to take ownership, improve processes, develop practical legal guidance and playbooks, and support the business through training and horizon scanning. Experience in advertising, media, digital or creative industries is beneficial but not essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contract Management: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements.
• Risk Mitigation & Playbook Development: Work with the Legal team to develop and manage inhouse playbooks and support to manage and mitigate legal risks.
• Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice to internal stakeholders on a variety of legal topics that relate to the digital marketing industry and creative and social advertising industry.
• Legal Compliance: Providing legal compliance assistance on key client contracts where legal approval or feedback is required.
• Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company.
• Communicating with any relevant third party bodies such as our external legal partners.
• Training: Designing and delivering legal training to the business.
• Legislation Tracking and Horizon Scanning: Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the business and ensuring this is shared with the team and wider business.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

UK qualified solicitor (2- 3 year PQE), having specialised in a practice area such as commercial contracts, intellectual property, data protection (all three will be critical to the role). Sound understanding and knowledge of commercial and IP law. Demonstrable experience of having worked in IP or commercial legal roles with similar responsibilities either in private practice or in-house. The ability to communicate both simple and complex legal issues and risks in terms that non-legal colleagues and clients can understand; Understanding the nuances of digital and creative marketing, the requirements to get things over the line quickly but to maintain quality and consistency.

COMPANY BENEFITS

Croud operates a hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days a week based in our London office and the remaining days from home if you wish. We are committed to offering development opportunities alongside a support system of regular performance reviews. On completion of the three-month probation period, every employee is eligible for the benefits listed on our careers site which include:

• Sabbatical: Paid sabbatical at 7 years with an option to take it unpaid at 5 years
• 25 days holiday a year
• Discretionary annual performance based incentive
• Sale commission
• Recruitment referrals bonus
• Health & Wellbeing contribution
• 2 Recharge Days each holiday year
• Ride to Work scheme
• Railcard
• Season Ticket loan
• Home office screen
• Daily office perks: Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks, and tea & coffee
• Weekly treat: Enjoy a complimentary lunch on us every week
• Enhanced Primary and Secondary family leave as well as extended Parental Leave and Shared Family Leave
• Life insurance and income protection
• Medical Cash Plan
• Pension
• Curated 3rd party learning platform as well as access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform)
• Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly'
• Team off-sites/regular socials
• Year-round holiday parties
• Flexible working options

Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there’s flexibility if agreed in advance with your line managers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours). Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. This means we build better brand outcomes, and unlock potential for our people, our clients and our communities.