Senior Legal Counsel

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Our customer, a leading telecom company is seeking a versatile and experienced Commercial Lawyer to join their legal team for a contract role. This is an exciting opportunity to work on some of the most critical supplier and project contracts across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, focusing on technology, IT, telecoms, and related industries.
• Advise internal stakeholders on the entire agreement lifecycle, providing strategic insight on negotiation tactics and overall contracting strategy.
• Support in the negotiation of strategic, high-value sourcing agreements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance with legal requirements.
• Provide expert legal guidance on semiconductor development and supply agreements, software/SaaS agreements, and other tech/IT contracting matters.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and integrate those considerations into contractual terms and strategies.
• Advise on risk management and mitigation strategies in the context of technology and telecom projects and supplier agreements.
• Stay updated on industry trends and legal developments, particularly within the technology and telecom sectors, to ensure the company's agreements are up to date and compliant.

Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer with 7+ years of experience in commercial contracting, with a focus on the technology, IT, or telecom sectors.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts, with a particular emphasis on tech/IT/telecom agreements.
• Experience in both in-house and law firm environments preferred.
• A well-rounded lawyer who is comfortable providing strategic advice beyond legal considerations, including negotiation tactics and overall contract strategy.
• Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred:
• Strategic, high-value sourcing agreements
• Semiconductor development and supply agreements
• Software/SaaS agreements or general IT/tech contracting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and advise senior leadership.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

If you are a seasoned commercial/contracting lawyer with a passion for the technology and telecom sectors, and you are looking for an opportunity to work on high-impact projects, we'd love to hear from you.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber's Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex's success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team - help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.