In-house Legal Counsel – Competitive Salary based upon skills and experience – Uxbridge
Host Europe Group manages in excess of 6.5 million domains, and offers more than 1.5 million retail and wholesale customers mass, customised, managed and cloud web hosting, alongside multiple cloud based software applications. As the largest domain registrar in the UK and largest virtualisation provider in Europe, Host Europe Group is the default choice for businesses seeking high quality service, with first rate performance, at a competitive price. With its leading brands: Domainbox.com, 123-reg, Heart Internet, Host Europe & domainFACTORY, the Group has a market leading presence in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.
We believe that great people make great companies, so we proactively recruit passionate and creative individuals to drive our business forward. You will be able to enjoy a fun and friendly working environment and a great benefits package.
Primary Responsibility
To ensure an effective partnership with all key stakeholders to ensure that sound commercial legal advice is provided to all UK operating companies within the Host Europe Group through effective management of the Group’s in-house legal team.
Responsibilities
Overseeing and managing a small in-house legal team consisting of two paralegals
Directly participating in legal matters, including structuring, negotiating and drafting domain and hosting services and related agreements
Providing ongoing advice directly to business team members regarding general legal and contract specific issues and risks
Handling antitrust/unfair competition issues, pricing and operations, false advertising and marketing law, promotions and competitions, incentive programs, content creation/reviews
Administration and resolution of legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships
Supporting the customer facing teams in their customer engagements including negotiation and review of terms and conditions
Proactively identifying legal risk and providing appropriate legal advice
Conveying legal issues in an understanding manner to non-lawyers
Providing advice that reflects the cross jurisdictional nature of both customers and HEG
Responsible for all legal and regulatory compliance matters concerning the UK operating group companies as well as selected activities of its sister companies in other jurisdictions
Working closely with the Human Resources team on any employment law matters with strict confidence
Dealing with property law matters that arise on the UK group’s property portfolio
Managing external law firms and other professional advisers.
Experience
BA/BSc/LLB degree
Qualified lawyer with a practicing certificate
1 year+ PQE with good academic background
Skills, Qualifications and Personal Qualities Required
Essential
Proven commercial legal experience with good working knowledge of general IT/Internet
technology law;
Experience of dealing with Commercial Property matters
Experience in Regulation and Compliance
Ability to negotiate contracts that mitigate commercial and legal risk
Ability to provide pragmatic advice that reflects the commercial direction of the business
Solid negotiation, drafting and problem solving skills
Ability to draft and communicate in plain English
The ability to provide proactive, solutions-based counselling with respect to strategic business and legal initiatives and frequent inter-group coordination with counsel from the German In-house Legal team, business organisations, as well as outside counsel.
Desirable
Some working knowledge of M&A laws and procedures would be an advantage
Additional European language(s) would be an added advantage
This is a good option for a lawyer already in-house or commercial private practice lawyer looking to make the first move in-house.
Working Hours
This is a full time position and you are required to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on average 8 hours per day. Generally, you are expected to work your hours between the core business hours of 08.00 – 18.00.
Benefits
To work in a growing, forward thinking company
Competitive salary based upon skills and experience
25 days holidays per year + statutory bank holidays
Free fresh fruit available on a daily basis
Free continental breakfast / coffee and tea
Company pension
Life assurance
Private Health Care (BUPA)
Free annual eye tests and more!