Knowledge and experience
• Excellent commercial lawyer with expertise in contract law; solid experience including customer terms.
• Experience with working on employment matters desirable.
• Prior relevant industry experience and knowledge of FCA regulatory framework for retail investment advice, platform and SIPP products and services highly desirable.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (especially Word) features.
• Working with and training other teams (including legal professionals).
Skills
• Core contract review, drafting, negotiating and advice skillset: adapts review proportionately; identifies and escalates risks appropriately; proposes mitigation options; ensures highest standards of drafting; confident with complex drafting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: clear, concise, tailored for relevant audience.
• Strong analytical skills. Verifies against drafting and other relevant information sources.
• Plans, anticipates and manages issues and progress to achieve timelines and objectives.
• Challenges robustly as necessary.
• Solution-oriented. Proactive and pragmatic in risk and stakeholder management.
• Highly organised. Able to manage and report on competing priorities under pressure effectively.
• Consistently demonstrates procedure adherence, accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness.
Qualifications
• UK qualified solicitor with strong academic background.
• At least 7 years post qualification experience
Other relevant information
• As part of a small Legal team, flexible and adaptive.
• Displays understanding of client and colleague needs. Applies skills and expertise to achieve desired outcomes.
• Takes responsibility for developing links to wider team.
• Enthusiastic, professional, highly motivated team player. Strives for continuous improvement.
• Culture carrier of 7IM vision, purpose, values and personality.