Legal Counsel

The role

The Legal Counsel will provide support to the business regarding contractual relationships with clients, partners, and vendors. This includes reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various agreements and ensuring compliance with laws and policies.

What you will do

• Provide support to the business in respect of contractual relationships with new and existing clients
• Review, draft and negotiate MSAs, terms and conditions of engagement, SOWs, NDAs and sub-contract arrangements
• Review and negotiate supplier contracts and partnership arrangements with technology solution providers
• Draft, review, and negotiate IT/tech and professional services agreements including SaaS, cloud hosting, and software licensing
• Draft, review, and negotiate partner/reseller, referral, and Data Processing Agreements
• Manage InfoSec/IT requirements including customer security questionnaires and annexes
• Draft and maintain template documentation across business units
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable law, industry regulations and Alpha policies
• Work closely with all Alpha business divisions, focusing on UK, MENA and APAC
• Provide support on other legal matters on an ad hoc basis

Required qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales (or equivalent common law qualification)
• 2 to 4 years’ post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house environment
• Solid experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, IT, and professional services contracts
• Strong understanding of UK and EU data protection law (UK GDPR, EU GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) and standard privacy contracting
• Ability to engage directly with business teams and provide clear, practical advice
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

Nice to have

• Experience of working in the professional services and/or financial services industries
• Experience of advising on contracts governed by laws other than English law, particularly in MENA and APAC

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity
• 25 days’ holiday additional to bank holidays
• Private Medical Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Mobile phone
• Company laptop
• Flexible working

About the company

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, it provides specialist strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support client transformation lifecycles.