We are recruiting for an experienced Managing Associate or Legal Director to join our Tech, IP & Data team in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Glasgow. This role will form a crucial part of our team, handling a range of large technology projects and advice, tech procurement and outsourcing.
In return we will invest in you. We want you to be successful. You will manage your own projects (with Partner oversight as required) ensuring your experience is varied and broad. Through our national service lines you will work with notable clients across our sectors, including Financial services, Government & public services, Digital, Future energy and Retail & consumer goods. You will receive bespoke training, ensuring you have the technical, commercial and management skills to build an effective and successful practice.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Our employees are talented people, distinguished by technical excellence, with a willingness to embrace team working and a passion for client service. You will be able to demonstrate a similar supportive, flexible and driven ethos and will have accumulated the following experience and skills:

• A track record of advising and leading technology transactions and procurements for clients in at least one of our sectors (Financial services, Government & public services, Digital, Future energy and/or Retail & consumer goods)
• A minimum of 6 years post qualified experience gained within the Technology/Commercial team at a national or specialist law firm, or relevant in-house legal team
• A motivated self-starter with ambitions to take a leading role in delivery of more complex, strategic client work (with Partner oversight and support as required)
• Outstanding technical ability, particularly within negotiating, drafting and advising on complex contracts
• Client focussed approach with the ability to nurture long standing relationships
• Have the drive and ambition to succeed as a key senior component of the team at TLT, with the commitment to developing the firm’s offering locally and nationally

YOUR TEAM

The technology market is evolving at breakneck speed. To capitalise on all its commercial advantages, clients can benefit from our advice on development and licensing, ICT procurement, outsourcing, cloud services, e-commerce, social media and data privacy.
We work across the industry from innovative start-up technology companies seeking investment, to university spin-outs, as well as major international product manufacturers. Protecting and leveraging intellectual property assets helps businesses beat their competition and benefit from its collective brainpower. Information is one of the most valuable assets of any business. We assist clients in leveraging its potential responsibly.

• Working as part of a wider technology and commercial team on high value, strategic procurements and contracts
• Providing non-contentious advice on a wide range of technology projects, including framework agreements, collaborations, software purchases, digital transformation projects, cloud migration and outsourcing.
• Supervising, managing and mentoring more junior members of the team
• Taking an active role in business development, including preparing pitches and tenders, providing training and building client relationships
• Working on site with clients where required, including the option for virtual and in-person secondments.