Legal Counsel - 4 days per week
The Telegraph, United Kingdom

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Telegraph’s Group Legal team.

The main purpose of the position is to manage and deliver high-end contractual and advisory support for the business ensuring its goals are met. You will be in the thick of industry-leading and business-critical projects and deals. The role is fast-paced, and you will work on many different contracts/areas; making this a varied position that is different every day. This is a hands-on role where business acumen, stakeholder management, and excellent drafting will be required alongside legal analytical skills.

• A broad range of commercial contracts relating to content, technology, IP, advertising (including ad-tech), data protection, e-commerce, distribution, production, competitions, and promotions.
• Structure, draft and negotiate a variety of agreements relating to the above, the distribution of content on multimedia channels from traditional print and website, to mobile platforms and social media channels.
• Advice and counsel on a variety of business, legal and regulatory matters, including ASA/CAP Code amp; data protection.
• Understand and critically evaluate multifaceted agreements and concisely and precisely distill information for clients
• Independently manage transactions from inception through conclusion
• Supervise professional staff and outside counsel as necessary

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and equal parental pay (six months fully paid for mothers and fathers), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career. The Telegraph will support you with external legal training relating to different areas of work as required.

We want you to feel you belong here and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Our organisation is on a continuous journey to achieve this sense of belonging, with focused inclusion policies, training, and internal networks. We believe it’s not only the right thing to do but that there’s a strong business case to support it. Because if you feel you belong, you’ll feel more comfortable, so you’ll be more likely to achieve your best.

We have a number of internal networks that are totally inclusive and open for anyone to join. These include internal inclusion networks covering employees from ethnic minority backgrounds, working families, LGBTQ+, disabilities and long-term conditions, gender, wellbeing, and women in tech.

Your wellbeing is paramount, so we have trained over 100 Mental Health First Aiders in the last two years to help support our employees. We’ve also signed the Tech Talent Charter, and are committed to driving greater inclusion and diversity in tech.

• Relevant in-house or law firm experience
• Excellent drafting, with an emphasis on plain English drafting, negotiation and organizational skills
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of contract and general commercial law is required.
• Knowledge of intellectual property, technology, privacy and internet, and consumer protection laws are strongly preferred
• A good understanding of data protection legislation is strongly preferred.
• Good commercial acumen and knowledge of industry practices
• Excellent interpersonal skills, good team player and good team leader
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal clients and external parties
• Ability to manage a high volume of transactions, work to tight deadlines and work independently.

The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives, and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

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