Job Description
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All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that mission possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future. We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to help us in our mission, as a Solicitor.
Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading Software Escrow businesses… Escode (part of NCC Group)
Who are we:
Escode (formally Software Resilience) is a leading global provider of software resilience and business continuity solutions with over 18,000 customers worldwide and offices all over the world. We recently completed the exciting acquisition of Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management (IPM) business. Together, the two businesses offer a rich, complementary set of services to customers globally, including industry leading software verification solutions and, excitingly, a cloud resilience proposition: Escrow-as-a-Service (EaaS).
In March 2019 we Launched our EaaS cloud offering. This is a marketing leading cloud escrow solution, where we have since seen triple digit % growth over the past two years. This solution is underpinned by deeply embedded cloud technologies and include a mixture of legal and technical consultancy services that are sold to customers worldwide.
Key accountabilities:
- You will be an integral part of a solution to drive client satisfaction while maintaining risk mitigation needs by helping customize standard agreements designed to protect all parties involved in the development, supply and use of business-critical software.
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, supplier agreements, MSA’s and other legal documents.
- Creating templates for new products and channel sales streams and updating existing contracts used by NCC Group.
- Providing legal advice to colleagues on a wide range of legal and commercial issues.
- Researching and advising on technical queries relating to the industry.
- Providing key support and training to the junior members of the legal team.
- Supporting our international offices with contract reviews.
- Supporting Sales during complex negotiations.
- Providing escrow agreement training to the Contracts and Sales teams and supporting on customer presentations.
- Perform other duties as required by manager.
Functional and technical skills:
- UK Applicants: Qualified solicitor in England and Wales, with post qualifying experience and a current practising certificate.
- A strong knowledge of contract law and a keen eye for detail is vital in this role as you will reviewing and amending agreements for innovative technology businesses and commercial enterprises.
- Strong commercial drafting skills and experience with commercial contracts.
- Recognises, understands and scopes risk; able to find the balance between the commercial imperative and protection of the business.
- Effective interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; an ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Good organisational skills and an accountable pro-active approach.
- Ability to work well in a team and respond to the changing needs of the business and multitask in a fast paced, high volume environment
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.