In-house Lawyer

In-House Lawyer – Pharmaceutical Company, Surrey/Hampshire Border

Location: Farnborough, UK

Salary: £100,000 for full-time role; pro-rata for part-time role.

Job Type: Either part-time role of 2-3 days per week, 1 day in office with remaining days work from home. Or full-time role of 5 days per week, 2 days in office with remaining days work from home. 

Start date: ASAP

Core Responsibilities

• Contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor deals, and sales terms.
• Compliance: Ensure company actions follow local, national, and international laws and industry regulations.
• Risk Management: Identify business risks and advise executives on how to minimize legal exposure.
• Outside Counsel Oversight: Manage outside law firms when the company engages in larger transactions / partnerships / other legal related matters that currently the management team deal.

Required Qualifications

• Education: A recognized law degree from Europe / Australia / New Zealand.
• Licensing: Valid licence to practice law in England and Wales.
• Experience: Preference for candidates with life sciences industry experience whether gained from private practice or in-house, with a minimum of 7+ years of legal practice.

Key Skills

• Business & Regulatory Acumen: Ability to translate complex legal & regulatory rules into practical business decisions; with ability to identify safe and justifiable limits of compliance. 
• Drafting Contracts: ability to understand core business needs from a particular outsourced provider / partner, risks the company wants protection from, and practical solutions reflected in drafting proposed. 
• Communication: Clear writing and speaking skills to brief non-legal managers and executives.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to resolve hurdles quickly to enable commercial goals to be met without undue delay.

Due to the anticipated volume of applications, we will be in touch with candidates who are shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment process.