Associate Commercial Counsel

2 Months ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Associate Commercial Counsel, you will be responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and advising on commercial contracts, including non-disclosure agreements, services agreements, and data processing agreements. You will also assist with requests for information and proposals, draft contractual provisions, advise on anti-trust and competition law, review and update contractual templates, and assist with legal due diligence. This role requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work within deadlines. You will work closely with various stakeholders across the company, including sales, marketing, finance, and engineering. The position is for a fixed term.
Must have:
  • Sound legal drafting and contract negotiation skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
  • Sound analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Sound commercial acumen and recognizes risk
Good to have:
  • Experience of Data Protection Law
  • Experience of IP Law would be an advantage
Perks:
  • Formal and on-the-job learning opportunities
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Hybrid working model

Job Details

Associate Commercial Lawyer (Fixed Term)

The Mimecast Business Legal team is looking for an Associate Commercial Counsel, for a fixed period, to join our dynamic and fast-paced, global legal team. This exciting role focuses on customer, vendor and partner deal negotiations but with a mixed workload providing in-house legal support globally.  

As a key member of the legal team supporting all Mimecast regions, you’ll need strong analytical skills, the ability to assess and mitigate contractual risk, excellent communication skills and the ability to work to a high standard within tight deadlines.  It’s an energetic, solution driven environment and you’ll be required to negotiate contracts with customers from many different industry sectors.  You’ll work alongside and advise key stake-holders and business partners across the company including sales, marketing, finance, engineering and customer operations.

What You’ll Do:

  • Review, negotiate and advise upon commercial contracts including:
    • Non-Disclosure Agreements
    • Services Agreements (as Vendor and as Customer)
    • Data Processing Agreements (POPIA, GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA)
    • Channel Partner Agreements (including distribution)
    • Technology Alliance Agreements
    • Software License Agreements
  • Assist with the submission of responses to Requests for Information/Requests for Proposals, relating to both public and to private sector entities
  • Draft contractual provisions and standard terms
  • Advise on anti-trust and competition law requirements
  • Review and updating contractual templates and maintaining version control
  • Assist with contractual policy and process development
  • Format, proof and finalise contractual documentation and manage the appropriate signature process
  • Legal research and analysis
  • Provide support for legal operations initiatives and representing the legal team in cross-functional project meetings
  • Assist with legal due diligence and other ad-hoc corporate matters

What You’ll Bring:

  • Sound legal drafting and contract negotiation skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Sound analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously with initiative and confidence and also as part of a team
  • Ability to demonstrate sound commercial acumen and recognize and balance risk appropriately
  • Be able to prioritise effectively and adapt to changing priorities
  • A can-do attitude and flexible approach


Qualifications:

  • Qualified Lawyer with current practicing rights in any of the following locations:
    • United Kingdom
    • Republic of South Africa
    • Massachusetts, USA
    • New York, USA
    • Delaware, USA
    • California, USA
  • A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, working within the technology (preferably SaaS) space negotiating, drafing and advising on commercial contracts
  • Experience of Data Protection Law and/or IP Law would be an advantage

What We Bring:

Join our Business Legal team to accelerate your career journey, working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to projects that have real customer impact. You will be immersed in a dynamic environment that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.

Mimecast offers formal and on-the-job learning opportunities, maintains a comprehensive benefits package that helps our employees and their family members to sustain a healthy lifestyle, and importantly - working in cross functional teams to build your knowledge!

Our Hybrid Model: We provide you with the flexibility to live balanced, healthy lives through our hybrid working model that champions both collaborative teamwork and individual flexibility. Employees are expected to come to the office at least two days per week, because working together in person:

  • Fosters a culture of collaboration, communication, performance and learning
  • Drives innovation and creativity within and between teams
  • Introduces employees to priorities outside of their immediate realm
  • Ensures important interpersonal relationships and connections with one another and our community!

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DEI Statement

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.

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