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Department: Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) PQE: 2 - 5 Duration: Permanent Reports to: Partner Reference no: 10105
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate with non-contentious technology, outsourcing, and general commercial experience to join our highly experienced and award-winning TMT Team in the UK, Middle East, and Ireland ("UKIME").
You will be involved in a diverse range of work, including
- Outsourcing
- Commercial contracts
- Technology contracts
- Consumer Law
- FinTech & payments
- Telecoms
It is essential that candidates are focused and committed to developing personally and professionally. A commitment to delivering high-quality, focused services to our clients is essential, as is maintaining and developing client relationships.
The Team
You will be working with one of the UK's key TMT teams, tier 1 ranked in technology, telecoms, and commercial contracts, and will have the opportunity to be involved in some of the most innovative work in the field, supported by our team of over 80 colleagues in our UKIME team based in London, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, and Dubai.
We have a high-performance culture and a first-class client management approach. You will have the opportunity to work with household names such as Amazon, ByteDance/TikTok, Meta, eBay, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Sainsbury's, Sky, Avis, UK Government, Royal Mail, and Virgin Group. Many of our Associates have completed secondments with these clients.
Required Experience
- Candidates are expected to have technology awareness
- Having experience working on similar work for sophisticated clients is desired
- Advanced drafting skills and legal research ability
- Dedicated to effective client service
- Enhanced business development ability
- Comprehensive problem-solving and decision-making skills, coupled with good business awareness
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrate initiative and influence and take control of own career development
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Personal attributes
- Teamwork - Maintains productive and harmonious relationships within own team and across the firm to achieve outcomes. Promotes team-based working and shares knowledge.
- Communication - Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Adaptability to change - Is receptive to changing requirements in the job and the firm. Adapts approach to meet new priorities and able to promote new ideas and improvements.
- Customer focus - Proactive in identifying and addressing the needs of clients and internal customers to ensure the delivery of valuable and efficient services.
- Problem Solving - Analyses problems and information, evaluates options and risks in order to identify the most appropriate solutions. Bases decisions on sound judgment and initiative.
- Achievement - Displays a high degree of commitment and purpose in pursuing objectives. Prioritizes plans and organizes workload. Focused and energetic in ensuring tasks are carried through to successful completion.
- Personal Effectiveness - Projects confidence, self-motivation, and enthusiasm. Displays a positive attitude and demonstrates self-control in time-sensitive situations.
Firm Profile
Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate, and finance your organization by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven, and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com
Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity
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Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurotype, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also “Happy to Talk Flexible Working” and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.
Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high, we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria, consistent with our approach for all candidates.
During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.
If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com.
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If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.
Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.
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