Are you a collaborative and positive team player?
Skilled at building constructive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders?
Do you have a proactive approach, pre-empting stakeholder needs?
The Junior Commercial Lawyer/Paralegal plays a key role in the Legal and Innovation and Commercialisation Office (ICO) Departments. This role requires experience in commercial law and includes providing advice to the scientific research community at Rothamsted. Working to tight deadlines, paying attention to detail, effective time-management and dealing with a large volume of matters will be key to success.
Tasks include but are not limited to:
- Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of cross-border commercial and research contracts
- Review redlines, formulate legal responses and conduct negotiations with counterparties within a tight time-frame
- Communicate advice clearly on a variety of contract and other legal issues
- Provide assistance within the Legal Department for all matters
- Assist with management and development of clause language and templates
- Educate stakeholders on sound legal practices and new developments impacting the business
- Liaise with appropriate departments to ensure financial aspects of contracts are in compliance with Institute Policies and Procedures
- Review and interpret pending or new legislation or regulatory rules impacting the business
Does this sound like you? Then we'd love to see your application for this 12 month FTC!