Legal Counsel EMEA

Junior lawyer (0 to 3 years qualified) in EMEA covering all aspects of EMEA Legal work – e.g. Commercial, VARs, Academic network, HR, Compliance, Co Sec, VARS .

Job Responsibilities:

·        Provide Legal support to our Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.

·        Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.

·        Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.

·        Partner with, and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.

·        Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.

·        Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.

·        Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.

·        Handle other Legal matters as needed to help our EMEA business achieve its desired outcomes.