Solicitor

at  NCC Group

Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group.
We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, as an Trainee Solicitor.
Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business…
https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/
The Opportunity
NCC Group has an exciting opportunity for a trainee solicitor to work in our Software Resilience Legal Team. You will work with supervision and in line with applicable SRA requirements, providing focused commercial, pragmatic and timely legal advice across multiple areas of law.
The Challenge

In your role as Solicitor you will be a valued member of the Software Resilience Legal Team who are embedded into NCC Group’s business. In this role you will be responsible for working with the business to support a range of legal activities. Responsibilities will include:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and other legal documents
• Creating templates for new products and channel sales streams and updating existing contracts used by NCC Group
• Providing training to new starters in the UK sales and operational teams
• Providing legal advice to colleagues on a wide range of legal and commercial issues including IP and contentious issues
• Managing daily work flow and supporting the rest of the team
• Researching and advising on technical queries relating to the escrow and cyber security industry
• Liaising with other parts of the business to support compliance, corporate and the Co Sec team.
• Supporting our international offices, such as Europe and the US with contract reviews (with an English law perspective).

Essential Skills

• Evidence of alignment with desired behaviours - NCC Group values are
• We work together
• We want to be brilliantly creative
• We embrace difference
• Evidence of an understanding of Key Competencies and provide relevant examples where possible (see below)
• Prior experience of working in a legal environment (or work experience) desirable, ideally of being in a legal role providing advice
• Prior work experience which evidences ability to work in a team
• Prior work experience which evidences ability to handle people with a wide range of backgrounds and requirements
• Knowledge of the IT sector, particularly Escrow and Cyber-security, desirable
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Windows and Office software)

Key Competencies that we look for are:

• Communication and stakeholder management:
• Clear and concise communication
• Ability to quickly and effectively develop strong working relationships with colleagues, and rapport with clients and partners
• Ability to influence key stakeholders
• Professional excellence:
• Appropriate skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the role.
• Confident and capable performer
• Considers commercial impact when applying expertise
• Actively seeks opportunities to learn and develop
• Knowledge sharing and transformation:
• Proactively captures and shares knowledge for the use and benefit of both the wider business and more immediate colleagues
• Recognises the value of and supports continuous improvement, providing output that makes a difference to colleagues
• Risk management:
• Awareness and understanding of potential risk factors to the NCC Group, applying knowledge, judgment and experience to mitigate risk
• Understands, works within and champions legal, regulatory and organisational standards
• Maximise commercial value:
• Stays curious, gaining in-depth knowledge of the NCC Group, its operating model and commercial pressures
• Build understanding of other functions and external factors to provide insightful and innovative solutions
• Challenges constructively in order to achieve results that are in the NCC Group’s best interests
• Making things happen:
• Understands company vision and team strategy and delivers results
• Works efficiently and effectively with technology, people and processes
• Embraces change

Please do not hesitate to apply.
**NOTE: please email any expressions of interest for this position to
laura.mclaughlin@nccgroup.com
. You will be sent a questionnaire for completion as part of your application.
The deadline for completed questionnaires to be returned for consideration is midday (12pm) Wednesday 18th August 2021.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details please email cv@nccgroup.trust. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and other legal documents
• Creating templates for new products and channel sales streams and updating existing contracts used by NCC Group
• Providing training to new starters in the UK sales and operational teams
• Providing legal advice to colleagues on a wide range of legal and commercial issues including IP and contentious issues
• Managing daily work flow and supporting the rest of the team
• Researching and advising on technical queries relating to the escrow and cyber security industry
• Liaising with other parts of the business to support compliance, corporate and the Co Sec team.
• Supporting our international offices, such as Europe and the US with contract reviews (with an English law perspective)