Successful and rapidly growing outfit in the renewable energy sector are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their team to cover a period of maternity leave for 14 months. This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week required in the Central London office. You will ideally be available to start in mid-September (the hardstop date is the first week of October).

Your day-to-day remit will include:

Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, licenses, engagement letters, marketing material, and consultancy agreements. Handling matters relating to the company’s IP portfolio Liaising with stakeholders on internal corporate governance and frameworks Management of two direct reports Involvement in corporate advisory matters (but not M&A transactions) Engagement with stakeholders across the business (particularly Finance, HR, Marketing and IT) to provide high quality, commercially-focused and pragmatic legal advice on a wide range of topics

The client believes that the role would be well suited to a candidate with at least 8 years’ PQE, although applications from all levels will be considered on merit. You must have extensive experience of drafting commercial contracts, and experience relating to IT and IP matters would be looked upon favourably. Experience in corporate governance matters would also be advantageous. You must possess a proactive approach to your work - although you will be responsible for managing team members and handling some high-level work, the way the team operates means that you also have to be willing to get involved in some of the more routine matters from time to time.

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