Legal Counsel - VR/27427
A fantastic opportunity to join a life sciences company, dedicated to research in neurogenerative diseases. Based in central Aberdeen, our client offers a flexible working environment and is open either a full-time or part-time arrangement.
In your role as Legal Counsel, you’ll provide legal advice to internal stakeholders and support with external operations and transactions as required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supporting with contract review and negotiation.
- Supporting with company secretarial duties for UK companies.
- Supporting with corporate transactions.
- Supporting the main priorities of the company, including but not limited to, regulatory approval and commercialisation launch.
- Ensuring Legal Department adheres to all company SOPs and internal QA guidance.
- Company secretarial work and liaison with external company secretary to ensure compliance with UK Companies Act.
Our client is seeking a candidate with the following qualifications, experience, and skills:
- LLB and Diploma of Legal Practice.
- Qualified as a Solicitor in a UK jurisdiction.
- Current Practicing Certificate.
- 5+ years PQE (flexible for the right candidate).
- Admitted as a Notary Public, registered with FCO (beneficial).
- Degree in a scientific discipline and / or pharmaceutical / biotech industry experience (advantageous but not essential).
- In-house procurement / subcontractor management experience (preferred).
- Proven experience of contract drafting, face-to-face negotiation and finalising vendor contract using a risk-based, pragmatic approach.
- Experience in company secretarial work.
- Experience in corporate transactions and management of data rooms.
- Experience in data protection compliance.
- Ability to build internal networks with colleagues across various disciplines.
- Ability to distil complex legal principles into useful, practical advice for non-lawyers.
- Working knowledge of intellectual proposal law.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Email:rmckenzie@tmmrecruitment.com
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