Legal Counsel (Home based)

We are currently partnering with a University based in the East Midlands, who are recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their growing team on a permanent basis. This is a full-time position with a salary band of £58,863 – £73,579 (with scope to negotiate for experienced candidates) and the client is happy to wait on notice when agreeing a start date. Acting as a leader within the University’s Legal Services team, working closely with the Director of Legal and managing the day-today operations of the Legal Services team Line managing two solicitors and additional support staff, including the University’s panel of external legal advisers Negotiating, drafting and advising on a wide range of high value and/or complex legal and transactional issues including but not limited to: supply and purchase agreements, licences, confidentiality agreements, research and other collaboration agreements, memoranda of understanding, corporate documentation, consultancy agreements and IP issues Providing legal advice across the University, working closely with the Governance Services team Extensive experience in commercial law, including drafting, negotiating and managing contracts Holiday entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays Access to our employer-funded Private Health Insurance Tuition fee support and financial support for accredited learning. Generous public-sector pension schemes Monday – Friday ~ Early finish on a Friday