Group Legal Counsel

Job description

4+ years PQE

The Company

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications, ITC and multimedia broadcast solutions & services. Simply put, we have great Products and greater People. Ours is truly a global company, working across borders in 180 countries. Over 1,000 networks use Ericsson equipment & more than 40% of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. We seek out can-do, innovative people and offer them a diverse, performance-driven culture & innovative environment where our employees enhance their potential and drive the future every day. All of us believe in Ericsson’s vision, core values, and guiding principles, sharing a passion for challenges and a strong desire to win for ourselves and our customers.

It’s not all about telecoms... we’ve already branched out into Utilities, Intelligent Transport Systems, Mobile Finance, Maritime, Public Safety, Smart Sustainable Cities, Commercial Real Estate and Broadcast Multimedia and we’re actively seeking the next modern customers who will benefit from being better connected.

In this modern age of the Internet of Things, just think where we can go next?

The Role

The main focus of the role will be in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with Ericsson customers in the UK in challenging circumstances and timeframes, including providing legal advice and support to Ericsson’s UK Key Account Manager business on a variety of legal matters in a fast-paced commercial environment.

The role will also be expected to support on sourcing and other legal matters and be able to work autonomously together with the other regional legal team members, where appropriate. The person will need to demonstrate a dynamic ‘can do’ attitude, integrity and experience of negotiating with customers and suppliers and have strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate an ability to support the company’s KAMs independently.

The role requires a broad range of legal competence required by a large multinational in the telecoms and ICT sector. The Group Legal Counsel will be located in Guildford, UK but will be expected to travel on occasions to Europe for RWCE, Group and other meetings. This role may be required to travel to any of the company’s UK sites from time to time in the course of carrying out their duties.

The Person

The ideal candidate will be a UK qualified lawyer with at least 4 years PQE in contract and commercial law, in-house or in private practice, within the ICT/Telecommunication industry.

The Group Legal Counsel will be part of the regional legal team and be expected to deal with a wide scope of legal and contractual responsibility. Reporting, together with another lawyer, into the Lead Legal Counsel - UK, this role would suit a strong commercial and transactional lawyer with relevant contract experience in the ICT/Telecommunication industry.

The Offer

Competitive basic salary, commensurate with experience, 28 days’ holiday, discretionary bonus, pension scheme and other attractive benefits.

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Ericsson provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetics.

Ericsson complies with applicable country, state and all local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location across the world in which the company has facilities. In addition, Ericsson supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.

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Ericsson expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetic information.

Primary country and city: United Kingdom (GB) || || Guildford || Consulting&SysInt

Job details: Legal Counsel