Inhouse Legal Counsel - Global Leader (EMEIA)

The Opportunity

Cpl is actively recruiting for an experienced Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join our Global Leading client as Inhouse Legal Counsel at their HQ in Antrim. Northern Ireland.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Contracts Lawyer to join this business’s dynamic inhouse EMEIA team providing commercial contract support for a range of technology focused businesses across the region.  

About the role

This role would suit an experienced Contracts Lawyer seeking to gain in-house experience after working in private practice or looking to build their international contracting experience on both buy and sale side contracts.

Offering a unique experience partnering with our business teams across the EMEIA region to advise on procurement contracts for component suppliers and negotiations on customer contracts. This will include exposure to engineering and marketing teams in relation to the technologies they develop and industries they serve.

Main duties include:

• Reviewing, drafting and advising on a range of commercial contracts for our procurement, engineering, sales and marketing teams: including NDAs, strategic purchasing agreements, product development and/or product sales agreements with customers across different industry sectors.
• Assisting with the development of a culture of contracting excellence through proactive engagement with key stakeholders in the business teams and designated centres of excellence (COEs) to help drive continuous improvement of contracting process, quality and efficiency.
• Providing contract negotiation/red flag training and support to commercial teams, COEs and new starts/others, as required; and
• Supporting other group projects and the global legal team on other workstreams, as required.

Experience / Qualifications required

• Law degree from a reputable University and 3-4 years’ PQE experience drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts, ideally in the engineering/manufacturing sectors.
• Ability to provide clear, commercial legal advice, support commercial negotiations and operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience reviewing, advising and negotiating a range of commercial contracts including purchasing agreements, T&Cs, product sales agreements and development agreements, including advising on IP ownership rights/risks.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) and strong organisational skills to manage workload and deadlines to achieve desired results and drive engagement with key stakeholders.
• Team player comfortable operating within a small legal team with an international client base and within a global matrix organisation.
• Proficient IT skills including (Microsoft office, word, adobe, power point, teams). Ability to edit and produce own contract drafting.
• Fluent in English language with significant English language legal drafting skills.
• German law and language experience is a distinct advantage.

What’s on offer?

• Offering a fantastic salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work for a Global Leader in a specialist inhouse team.
• Ongoing training, development and promotion opportunities.

To apply send your CV today via the link or contact Emma Braniff at Cpl on for further information