Universal Medicines
In-house Lawyer
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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.
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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.
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