Remote Legal Counsel Job in UK Sophos

Who you are

• Qualified solicitor with experience (5 years +) in commercial law, ideally in an inhouse IT environment
• Problem-solving skills in drafting, contract review and negotiation on high stakes complex contracts in a high paced work environment
• Sound judgment and the ability to analyze situations and present your thoughts to the business in a succinct, approachable manner
• Skill in drafting a variety of legal contracts with an in-depth appreciation for commercial law coupled with a risk based, pragmatic approach
• Imagination to find creative solutions to meet the needs of the business whilst minimizing Sophos’ exposure to legal risks
• Personable and open mindset with a willingness to learn from all of your colleagues both within and outside of legal, with a collaborative approach
• Ability to focus on the right questions, tailor your communications to your audience and manage internal customer expectations
• Ability to prioritize your workload, meet deadlines and see a task through to completion
• Tech forward approach, with the ability to recognize and leverage opportunities for automation in conjunction with our legal ops team

Desirables

• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Calm mindset under pressure
• Problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment
• Personable
• Open mindset
• Willingness to learn
• Collaborative approach
• Ability to prioritize
• Meet deadlines
• See tasks to completion
• Tech forward approach
• Recognize opportunities for automation

What the job involves

• Form a key part of a small but dynamic global commercial legal team providing legal support and advice to a growing cyber security business
• Negotiate a wide variety of supplier, customer and channel agreements (including DPAs) in jurisdictions globally, leveraging your legal knowledge and bringing an astute commercial approach
• Advise on legal risk on new and ongoing business projects and go to market offerings
• Manage a wide variety of internal customer queries using our Jira ticket system, prioritizing according to business need
• Draft bespoke contracts to deal with commercial issues pragmatically
• Establish and maintain relationships with different parts of the business to understand Sophos’ business needs to allow your negotiations to focus on relevant risks and enable you to provide practical solutions
• Identify areas for business improvement and work to improve processes, looking for efficiencies in systems to improve our reach and help manage the company’s overall risk
• Engage in team meetings, thriving on healthy debate in an atmosphere where we all strive to learn from each other as key contributors