Commercial Lawyer

As a member of the ABS’s Legal and Regulatory Team, you will be involved in a broad range of transactional experiences with the opportunity to branch out and practice a variety of commercial and corporate work. You will provide practical and clear advice across the organization, with a variety of legal specialists and stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to support the Legal and Regulatory Team with a variety of legal and business issues spanning finance, accounting, tax, IP, employment, and regulation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for ABS’s transactional work, including M&A activity, joint ventures, investments, finance transactions and intra-group transactions.
• Provide legal support for ABS’s commercial work, including negotiation and drafting of customer contracts, collaborative agreements and vendor agreements.
• Provide legal support in relation to the ongoing management of ABS’s investor-owned group structure, including advice on corporate governance matters and board, committee, and shareholder activities for the ABS group.
• Assist the Company Secretary with establishing and managing ABS’s global corporate structure, including the incorporation and management of ABS entities and branches around the world and navigating new jurisdictions and their respective ongoing governance requirements.
• Work with business counterparts, both domestically and internationally, to identify and provide advice regarding legal risks and issues.
• Review, draft and update company policies and procedures to meet legal and industry standard audit requirements.
• Assist other members of the legal department with legal needs of the company, as necessary, and contribute to the overall legal function.
• Be an integral part of ABS’ transactional work and ongoing projects – our legal team is heavily involved in the growth of ABS’s business, and the willingness to involve yourself in more than just the “pure legal” aspects of your work is essential.

Requirements

• UK or US qualified commercial lawyer, ideally with in‑house experience.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years’ experience.
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• Experience drafting and negotiations with both large‑scale contracts as well as smaller sized matters.
• Exceptional critical thinking and problem‑solving skills as‑well‑as pragmatic judgment, particularly in determining the significance of legal matters and effectively measuring and balancing legal and business risks.
• Strong legal, communications, and technical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibly with tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize workload in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, including self‑motivation, a non‑hierarchical attitude, collegiality and a cooperative spirit.
• Adaptable to using different styles of communication across the globe.
• Sound analytical, writing, and organizational abilities.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint and Outlook).
• A good sense of humor and desire to collaborate with the team and stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Solid commercial experience, with an understanding of/exposure to other legal practice areas such as finance, employment, IP and data protection.
• Corporate generalist experience is a plus.
• An understanding/experience of legal processes and efficiencies within a high‑performing in‑house function.
• Domestic and/or international experience in the telecom or space technology sector. • Experience working in an international company with exposure to foreign business practices, and/or experience working on matters involving overseas jurisdictions.
• Innovative thinking about digital solutions, transactional legal work, and creating efficiencies.
• Awareness of legal technology solutions.
• Ability to speak articulately in simple non‑legal language and understand the importance of integrating into the business ways of working.

Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, constantly challenging yourself to think differently to better enable business? Are you someone who is excited about helping to build a global business? Are you a team player, willing to roll up your sleeves to support where needed across the entire legal team? Do you have an interest in space, technology, global supply chains and the motivation to try new things? Are you excited to tackle different problems and evolve processes to increase efficiency? Do you have the confidence to negotiate against large and technically savvy legal teams across the globe and ask questions and challenge established thinking?

Application

Interested parties, please send your resume and expected remuneration to View email address on click.appcast.io.
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