Overview Our leading telecommunications client is looking for support from a Commercial Lawyer with public sector experience. This is a contract position to start as soon as possible, for 6 months with a view to extend. Responsibilities

Acting as the lead lawyer on legally complex and high value transactions with Business’ Public and Private Sector customer base in the UK. Working with Business stakeholders on a range of legal matters, including bids, disputes, legal interpretation and legislative changes. Developing and complying with the legal and compliance policies and strategies. Being a single point of contact for the stakeholders within your relevant business unit when required, dealing with any issues or escalations they require assistance with to resolve. Helping to manage our relationship with external legal providers, including engaging their support and/or providing guidance/direction as a matter progresses. Proactively participating in strategic transformational projects in both Business and Legal & Co Sec. Ensuring that all business activities – including customer sales, standard terms development and product launches – follow the relevant governance and compliance policies and process. Identifying regulatory, governance and compliance issues and refer them to appropriate owners and support functions. Providing clear and effective briefings, and escalate issues of concern, within the reporting line and to stakeholders. Acting as an escalation point to help support the legal work being conducted by our legal process outsource providers. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Legal, Regulatory and Compliance teams to support cross-working on Business matters and other legal matters.

Skills Required

Minimum 2 years PQE commercial lawyer. Proven experience of working in a fast-paced and demanding environment and strong record of working on all manner of commercial contracts, especially in the Telecoms & Technology Sectors. Experience of public sector procurement and CCS frameworks would be desirable.

Why Join LOD? People come to us for a whole range of reasons they might be looking for time for their interests, for work alongside other projects, or just want a change. What they all have in common is a desire for high quality work coupled with a degree of control that traditional models can’t offer, but LOD can. All of our LODs have worked at top tier firms or as part of major in-house teams. We only accept a small percentage of applications as we choose lawyers who are not only technically excellent, but who can work seamlessly with our client’s teams. This ensures we can offer our lawyers consistently high-quality assignments. We can offer:

Varied, challenging, career enhancing work with market leading brands (from Google to Barclays, and Amex to adidas) as well as exciting growth companies. Flexibility and autonomy: you can work anything from full time on site with a client to a few hours each week from home. Training and knowhow, as well as support from our dedicated HQ Team. A variety of flexible models that include working at the client’s offices or remotely.

About LOD LOD is the leading flexible legal service provider across ten locations: Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Sydney. We are changing the way in which clients buy legal services and provide talented lawyers with a new way of working. We’ve achieved some of the fastest growth in our sector by creating and leading a new professional service category. That growth continues as we launch new services, responding to the way our lawyers want to work and clients want to engage them. This role offers an opportunity to be part of this story. LOD has caught the imagination of the changing legal marketplace for ‘new law’ services. We now have a team of around 600 lawyers and consultants of the highest quality working across the globe. We have an inspiring client list that range from globally recognised multinationals to start-ups and include the likes of Google, Barclays and adidas. #J-18808-Ljbffr