Interim Legal Counsel – Licensing, IP & Employment
About the role
This is a great opportunity for a senior legal counsel or commercial lawyer looking to step into a sole counsel role at a well-known international consumer brand, covering for the outgoing head of legal. You'll be the only lawyer in the business, working closely with the leadership team and external advisers. The main focus is licensing, IP and employment, alongside day-to-day commercial and compliance support: drafting and negotiating licensing, distribution and manufacturing agreements, managing the trade mark portfolio and brand protection, reviewing commercial, SaaS and technology agreements (including data protection terms), reviewing marketing materials and consumer terms, and instructing external counsel on specialist or overseas matters. There'll be a handover with the outgoing lawyer before Christmas.
What you'll bring
- A qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with solid commercial experience, including licensing and IP (ideally within retail or consumer brands)
- A good working knowledge of employment law, and experience of commercial, technology and data protection contracts
- Confidence working independently as sole counsel and prioritising a broad workload in a lean, cost-conscious business
- A pragmatic, commercial approach. Knowledge of advertising, consumer protection or ESG compliance is an advantage
Details
- Contract: Interim, initial 3 months with scope to extend, 3 days/week
- Office-based (3 days per week in the London office)
- Presumed inside IR35, subject to SDS
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This is an advert for a job vacancy and may not include every detail of the duties of the role. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
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