In house Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel

Responsibilities:

• Advising on a broad range of commercial, regulatory and corporate legal issues.


• Identifying, monitoring and escalating legal risks, including in relation to new regulatory developments.


• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting the organisation's commercial position.


• Supporting corporate and governance matters alongside the Company Secretariat team.


• Assisting with compliance


• Supporting the management of contractual disputes.


• Working with external counsel on key projects.

Essential

• Good understanding of general commercial legal principles and commercial contracts.


• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently, with support of senior lawyers in the team (depending on experience).


• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.

Beneficial

• Experience of financial services sector or another regulated industry.


• Experience in corporate law or litigation.


• Experience in data protection law.


• Private practice experience at a large commercial law firm.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.