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Reporting to the Legal Director, you will foster excellent working relationships with the wider business to ensure early detection and effective management of legal risk.
Client Details
A fast growing, privately funded, UK-based SME delivering Maritime Technology They have a global reach and are recognised for their bespoke, high-quality products. They place a strong emphasis on innovation and are always looking for ways to improve their offerings.
Description
- Providing timely, technically excellent but always commercially focussed advice on a wide range of legal issues from routine commercial contracts to high-value, complex international procurement or development contracts
- Ensuring that the businesses commitment to ethical business practices and governance is borne out in all we do
- Interfacing with external legal advisers to ensure advice received is relevant, contextualised and delivered to budget
- Managing the IPR portfolio in conjunction with external patent lawyers
- Developing policies on legal and contracting process, working with Head of Trade Compliance to ensure our supplier management processes are robust and agile.
Profile
路 Significant post-qualification experience (6 years plus), preferably in a mixture of private practice and in-house roles
路 Demonstrable experience in defence or maritime industries is required
路 Must be familiar with public procurement contracting
路 Experience of Intellectual Property issues in a tech business is required.
路 Experience of maritime regulatory and or classification certification issues would be welcomed
路 Excellent written and spoken communications skills, this role requires a high degree of both technical and emotional IQ.
Job Offer
路 Private Healthcare with optional family cover
路 Life Assurance (4 x salary)
路 Critical Illness Cover
路 Ongoing professional development and training
路 Pension contribution
路 Flexible Working - Must be able to drive to office in Portsmouth (not commutable by public transport).
