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Legal Counsel (12 Month FTC - Mat Cover)
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The Role / Position Overview
You will be the main legal contact working with key stakeholders in several areas of FT's Commercial division: Advertising (including negotiating high-value advertising and partner content deals), Commercial Strategy & Insight, FT Studio, and the Board Directors Programme. You will also be the main legal contact for FT's Brand and Communications division (including advising on brand deals, brand licensing and third-party use requests).
This is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover position, ideally with an early/mid-September start.
Required Skills / Experience
Essential
- Qualified to practise in English law, with at least two years' PQE.
- A genuine interest in working for a leading business news and information organisation.
- Strong understanding of commercial law and contract law principles.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
- Good knowledge of legal issues relating to advertising and brand licensing.
- Familiarity with data protection laws, including GDPR, as they apply to commercial contracts.
- Able to handle the demands of a fast-paced in-house role.
- Confident, eloquent, credible and commercially-minded, with excellent interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Trained at a leading UK law firm.
- Some in-house experience.
- Experience in reviewing advertisements for publication.
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