About the role
You will be SOWTK's in-house lawyer. You will draft and negotiate client, supplier and partner contracts, advise on data protection, telecommunications regulation and employment matters, and manage disputes and outside counsel.
What you will do
- Draft and negotiate client contracts, SLAs and data processing agreements
- Negotiate supplier, partner and interconnection agreements
- Advise on UK GDPR, telecommunications regulation and consumer law
- Keep our terms, policies and legal documents up to date
- Manage disputes, claims and outside law firms
- Advise on company law, intellectual property and trademarks
Minimum qualifications
- Qualified solicitor in England and Wales (SRA practising certificate), or barrister with equivalent in-house experience
- 6+ years post-qualification experience (PQE), including commercial and technology contracts
- Contracts for IT, cloud or telecommunications services you drafted and negotiated
- UK GDPR, data processing agreements and international transfer mechanisms (IDTA)
- Experience as in-house counsel or in a top law firm's technology team
- English at CEFR C1 or above (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent)
Expert knowledge
- Technology contracts: limitation of liability, indemnities, service credits and IP ownership
- Telecommunications law: Communications Act 2003 and Ofcom General Conditions
- Data protection law: UK GDPR, DPA 2018 and PECR
- Dispute resolution: pre-action protocols, mediation and arbitration
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Middle East contracts or law
- Arabic at CEFR C1 or above
- Trademark registration and brand protection
- Employment law experience
Before any offer we verify your certificates, qualifications, references and right to work in the UK. Security roles also need background screening (BPSS) and may need security clearance.
SOWTK is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate on any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010.