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Role Description
We are seeking two Commercial Solicitors to join and grow our dynamic and friendly Commercial & Technology Team in Reading. We welcome applications from candidates at all experience levels.
Our clients include global and international companies with regional headquarters based in the UK or mainland Europe; mid-market UK companies and fast-growing and entrepreneurial businesses. We provide legal services to the UK/EMEA operating entities of US-owned companies. For many clients we act as external, and often sole, legal counsel providing day-to-day advice on commercial contractual matters and data protection. Many of our clients are in the technology, media, retail and hospitality & leisure sectors.
Experience/ Attributes required
- Excellent training and knowledge of a broad range of commercial issues, including contract law, data protection, intellectual property and competition law.
- Significant drafting experience, ensuring excellent attention to detail.
- Experience advising on contractual risk and negotiating contracts with the aim of achieving commercial solutions for clients.
- Sound understanding of a broad range of commercial issues, including contract law, data protection, intellectual property and competition law.
- A desire to understand clients’ businesses and goals, and to build long term client relationships.
- Commercial awareness, initiative and a solution-orientated approach, with adaptability to meet challenges of constantly shifting client priorities to fulfill their objectives.
- An interest and experience in digital media, data and technology will be an advantage.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide clear & concise advice in plain English and to articulate complex legal concepts in a comprehensible manner for lay business people.
- Excellent skills in legal analysis with the aptitude to apply them to commercial reality and to deliver pragmatic advice.
- Keenness to take an active role in business development.
- Confidence and maturity to negotiate and draft commercial contracts with supervision appropriate to the PQE level.
- Enthusiasm and an enquiring mind with the desire to expand knowledge of law.
- Ability to work as part of a team alongside other lawyers, even in a remote environment.
Work type:
- Commercial contracts, frequently with an international aspect.
- Technology contracts (including SaaS agreements, website and app development and hosting agreements).
- Digital media and Ecommerce.
- Marketing, advertising and sponsorship.
- Data Protection.
- Data licensing and commercialisation.
- Intellectual property management, commercialisation, protection and enforcement.
- Advising on strategic business projects e.g. operations structuring, investment planning, international expansion.
Benefits
Contractual Benefits (pro rata)
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution and the employee contributes 4%
- Life Assurance - 5 x final salary
- Private Medical Insurance
Non Contractual Benefits (pro rata)
- Flexible Hybrid working
- An additional days holiday for your birthday
- A weekly wellbeing hour
- 8 hour per annum charity work
- Cycle to work scheme
- Bring your dog to work
- Social committee events
- Season ticket travel loan
- Eligible to purchase an additional five days holiday
Team structure
- 1 X Partner
- 2 x Associate
- 2 x Paralegal
- 1 x Senior Associate
- 1 x Trainee
Other information
Boyes Turner’s Employment team is ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500. Its partners are recognized as experts in their field. The Group is innovative and seeking to find ways of developing its offering and services to clients harnessing all modern technologies.
We offer excellent working conditions and a modern, forward thinking, friendly team.