Senior Legal Counsel- 12 month Contract

Company Description

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

Maternity Cover. We have a great new opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel to join us to provide support to the Head of Legal for Informa Markets.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• supporting Head of Legal with BAU activities
• responding to ad hoc legal queries from the Informa Markets division
• drafting and negotiating a diverse range of commercial contracts (including event venue contracts, customer terms and conditions, supply agreements spanning the supply chain, IT agreements, marketing agreements, contra-agreements, licensing agreements, confidentiality agreements, procurement RFPs with associated terms and collaboration agreements), advising on IP issues and resolution of disputes
• particular focus on arrangements with data processors (ensuring contracts are robust and required data processing addendums are in place)
• working with Compliance and others functions on discrete compliance and internal audit projects if required, such as data protection, anti-bribery and corruption, health and safety and sanctions
• engagement with colleagues from all areas of the business (both customer-facing and support) and external stakeholders
• supervision of junior Legal Team members

Qualifications

• A qualified lawyer with at least 5 years post-qualification experience. PQE is given as a guide only. This will not /be a determining factor of suitability and applicants of other levels of PQE may apply
• Demonstrable experience of advising clients on commercial contracts, IP issues and disputes
• Prior experience of building effective working relationships with clients in a business
• Prior in-house experience and/or experience of the events industry is desirable but not essential

This posting will automatically expire on 9/27/2024

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include: 

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.
At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.
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