Junior Legal Counsel

The Company:

Meet Unit4. We’re in business for people.

We’re a fast-paced growth cloud company, changing the game in people focused solutions for mid-market people-centric organisations. Our software supports our customers in delivering an exceptional people experience to their customers - from boosting success for students and professionals, to empowering the public servants and non-profit teams doing good in the world.

For people-centric organizations, Unit4 offers not just a better place to work, but a better way to work. We transform work to be more meaningful and inspiring through software that’s self-driving, adaptive and intuitive, intelligently automating administrative tasks and providing easy access to the answers people need.

Our cloud-based enterprise software all arise from a simple premise: give people the means to focus on what matters, and the people they serve will benefit.

Read more on our website about how we transform work and how people feel about it, so our customers and their people can thrive.

At Unit4 you’ll have the opportunity to work within a challenging, fast paced international environment. We’ll invest in your personal and professional growth and we don’t focus on how many days you work, we trust you to deliver results, that’s why we provide an uncapped time off policy! Join us if you would like to be part of something special; helping shape a global people-centric cloud company.

We are looking for a passionate, engaging, delivery focused commercial lawyer to drive innovation and play a key role in delivery and executing Unit4’s objectives as a leading provider of people focused SaaS solutions. This role will support the Head of Legal for UK and Ireland and you will have the opportunity to work with senior management across all areas of the business, including finance, sales, marketing and HR. You will also support our European and APAC regions from time to time.  You will be part of a global legal team of 13 people and will work closely with your colleagues in other regions.

Fundamental to the role will be an ability to solve practical problems, unlock opportunities and to build and maintain strong relationships with a number of key stakeholders on the operations side of the business. You will need to be adaptable – able to adjust to and work around changing business needs, strategy and workload.

Applicants must be solicitors qualified to practice in England and Wales and hold a practising certificate with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Actively review, draft, negotiate and advise on contracts such as SaaS software agreements, DPA’s, RFP proposals, NDA’s, customers and supplier agreements and other commercial agreements as required
• Working collaboratively with sales, finance, marketing, procurement, product HR and other teams to identify and mitigate risks and identify creative solutions in the service of Unit4’s corporate objectives
• Advising key stakeholders on disputes and litigation
• Providing ongoing contract support, including training and supporting the management of and updates to our legal documentation, including our customer facing terms
• Advising the business on data protection and security issue
• Assisting the business with tender submissions and associated contract reviews
• Managing and liaising with external legal counsel, where required
• Supporting due diligence, acquisition, integration and outsourcing projects
• Answering adhoc legal queries from all areas of the business.

• We are keen to receive applications from individuals who are between 2-4 PQE 
• Experience in providing legal advice within an in-house legal function (on secondment or permanent basis)
• Experience within a software or SaaS provider would be beneficial but not required
• Experience of software contracts and the technology marketplace
• Experience of advising in relation to data protection issues
• Experience of public sector procurement and advising public sector customers
• Knowledge and experience of advising and negotiating a range of commercial contracts
• Awareness and understanding of the business impact of legal issues
• The ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• The ability to meet and work to deadlines
• Not afraid to take decisions and are solutions driven - you get things done
• Experience with contract automation tooling (desirable but not required)
• Strong technical ability to draft commercial contracts
• Good negotiation skills
• A strong communicator able to present confidently to senior level decision makers
• A team player able to work effectively and collaboratively with the whole team
• The ability to communicate in other languages would be an advantage but is not required
• Ability to travel where required to customers and other UK&I offices or occasionally abroad.

A chance to participate in the development of an international leading software firm. At Unit4, you have the freedom and autonomy to be successful. An attractive salary while working in a challenging international environment. Enthusiastic colleagues who like to learn from each other. At Unit4 we invest in your personal and professional growth. We don't focus on how many days you work, we trust you on delivering results - thus, we have an unlimited vacation policy.