LENNOXVALE
Associate General Counsel
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Your New Company
We’re delighted to be assisting a leading technology company in Northern Ireland in their search for an ambitious Associate General Counsel to join their high-performance In House legal team.
Your New Role
As the Associate General Counsel, you'll join an expanding legal team, working across multiple disciplines to protect business interests. The role reports to the General Counsel and does not have any direct reports. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced, innovative technology business that serves a world-renowned client base.
As a member of the legal team, you will play a critical role in shaping and protecting the commercial and other interests of the company. You will lead on complex, high-value technology transactions and provide strategic legal guidance on a wide range of other matters. This is an exceptional opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional to be part of a highly collaborative team and work at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex, high-value software licensing, non-standard technology agreements, and professional services agreements.
- Provide strategic legal advice to senior stakeholders across sales, product, engineering, and operations.
- Advise on non-commercial legal matters, including IP, data privacy, corporate and regulatory compliance.
- Support international expansion and the standardisation of legal documentation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the business, balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes.
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Key duties include;
- Draft and negotiate complex tech contracts with precision and in a time-sensitive environment.
- Guide our sales team through the deal process, offering legal insights and contract management advice.
- Provide general legal support to all areas of the business.
- Understand software products, software implementation, managed services and how they fit with privacy, data security, and cloud services.
- Standardize documentation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Solve problems and present smart, business-friendly solutions.
What You Need To Succeed
As the Associate General Counsel you will;
- Be a UK or Ireland qualified solicitor/lawyer with 5+ years' PQE in top-tier private practice and/or in-house roles.
- Have strong in-house legal experience within the technology sector.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of software licensing, SaaS, cloud services, OEM, teaming, and professional services and partnership agreements.
- Collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
- Proficient at utilizing AI tools for a wide range of legal tasks, including document creation, redlining, legal research, providing guidance on executed contracts, and working within a CLM tool.
- Skilled in drafting and negotiating complex technology contracts under time-sensitive conditions.
- Substantial experience in commercial, intellectual property, data privacy, competition, and regulatory law.
- Familiarity with Fintech and other regulated industries.
- Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions and legal systems.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience managing cross-functional expectations at senior levels you'll handle the drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex technology contracts and supporting diverse areas like disputes, IP, privacy, and more.
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What You'll Receive In Return
As the Associate General Counsel, you will receive;
- A hybrid working model.
- A Competitive Salary.
- Individually tailored training and skills development.
- Private healthcare package and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package.
- Wellness Days and Volunteer Days.
Applying For Your New Role
Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided.
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