Legal Counsel (UK) in Surrey

Legal Counsel (UK) in Surrey

Surrey Full-Time No working from home possible
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Who We Are Servers.com, powered by Nexcess, delivers specialised Infrastructure as a Service solutions for organizations where performance, scalability, and reliable execution are essential. As part of Nexcess, Servers.com contributes deep infrastructure expertise to a broader cloud technology organization serving businesses worldwide. Our platform provides compute, storage, and networking services across the US, Europe, and Asia, with access to premium server hosting solutions in more than 26 data centers globally. We support leading enterprises and high-growth companies across industries including Big Data, AdTech, FinTech, Gaming, iGaming, Blockchain, and Streaming. Job Title Legal Counsel Working Hours/Arrangements 40 hours per week (9am to 6pm, including one hour of unpaid break) Fully Remote or Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Location Guildford office – 2000, Cathedral Square, Cathedral Hill, Guildford GU2 7YL, United Kingdom Reporting to Amanda Alonefti, Head of Legal About The Role We are seeking an experienced, agile, and business-minded Legal Counsel to join our legal team and support our growing operations across the globe. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and cross-functional teams, managing legal, commercial, and compliance risks with a particular emphasis on contract negotiation and corporate governance. The ideal candidate is a responsive, detail-oriented legal advisor who can balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with limited day-to-day oversight. What You’ll Do Commercial Contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of complex agreements, including but not limited to terms and conditions, consulting agreements, marketing, lease, intra-group contracts, employment agreements, vendor contracts, and customer agreements to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards and own the full contract lifecycle: drafting, negotiation, approvals, execution, and archiving. Maintain and evolve contract templates and playbooks for key commercial and corporate agreements. Employment and labour: Advise on employment law matters, including hiring, terminations, and restructurings. Risk comfortable operating in a multi-national, cross-border environment. Nice-to-Have Industry experience in hosting, cloud infrastructure, or technology companies. Multi-jurisdictional exposure and hands-on experience supporting companies across multiple jurisdictions worldwide would be an advantage. Prior in-house legal experience an advantage. Knowledge of DORA obligations and the AI Act and experience in litigation support and dispute resolution. We offer: Private healthcare – Once probation period is passed. Embrace parenthood with 18 weeks generous paid leave after completion of 15 months’ ‘Continuous service’. Pension contribution – 5% of the salary. 28 annual leave days plus all Bank Holidays on a pro-rata basis in each holiday year in England and Wales. 10 days working from anywhere in the world following completion of probationary period on a pro-rata basis. Office Lunches – Deliveroo to the value of £14 each day. Mobile phone bill paid to the value of £80 (subject to BiK taxation). Casual dress code. Use of Apple MacBook Pro laptop – Mouse and Keyboard. “Servers.com is committed to equality and diversity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships." Please click here to access our Equal Opportunities Policy Also, please review our candidate privacy notice in relation to the collection and processing of your personal data. Should you be unsuccessful in your application for the role you have applied for and would like forServers.comto keep your details for any future roles for twelve (12) months please let us know in writing. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Legal Counsel (UK) in Surrey employer: Nexcess

Nexcess is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, particularly for the Product Manager - Website Building role based in Guildford. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we offer comprehensive benefits including private healthcare, generous parental leave, and flexible working arrangements, ensuring our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion, along with a supportive environment that values client insights, makes Nexcess a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.

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