Commercial TMT Lawyer
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Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 160 partners and 950 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, we provide a full-service integrated offering.
Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.
We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.
While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.
There is an opportunity to join Trowers & Hamlins' mature and highly rated International Corporate Technology, Media, and Telecoms practice as an Associate in Abu Dhabi. We act for a diverse range of clients across most industry sectors, including energy and infrastructure, TMT, healthcare, education, travel and tourism, financial services, real estate, retail, manufacturing, and food and beverage. We are looking for a common law qualified Associate with at least four years' TMT experience. The partner has a reputation for developing and nurturing legal talent. The Abu Dhabi office is investing heavily and now is a very exciting time to join the office due to continued growth and several new large clients wins in recent months.
Principal responsibilities:
The new recruit will play a pivotal role in a variety of work types including but not limited to:
- Front end contractual drafting, preparing and negotiating contracts to help businesses and quasi government clients with their complex projects which have a technology element to them;
- Advising on/preparing a wide variety of contracts and commercial matters, including standard technology contracts (outsourcing, software agreements, development agreements), IP matters, data protection and privacy, cybersecurity and general corporate and commercial law matters;
- Advising on joint ventures, outsourcing arrangements and collaboration agreements.
Person specification:
The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the Associate grade. In particular for this role we expect candidates to demonstrate:
- A dynamic and outgoing personality with first class interpersonal and communication skills.
- Enthusiasm to undertake secondments with clients.
- Proven ability to take on responsibility and manage files with minimal supervision.
- Strong client focus and a commitment to service delivery.
- Excellent drafting skills.
- Drive and enthusiasm.
- Commercial awareness.
- Credibility.
- Have a keen interest in developments within the technology industry
- Flexibility and can-do attitude.
Experience and qualifications:
- Qualified solicitor with up to 4 years PQE.
- You will have trained and gained directly relevant commercial/TMT experience at a recognised practice and/or in-house legal team and display a commercial and problem-solving mindset.
- An ability to work independently and as part of a team are important.
- Preference for candidates qualified in the UK or another equivalent common law jurisdiction
As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.
Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.