Legal Counsel
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Reporting To: Director of Planning and Delivery
Location: Remote with travel to the Milton Keynes office
Job Purpose:
This role is to support the Graphnet Health Ltd group (“Graphnet”) in its contracting activities with its customers and suppliers and to assist the Head of Legal with a range of legal matters.
The role will be remote but may require attendance at the Company offices in Milton Keynes; and will require periodic travel and out of hours work as necessary for the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer contracting
• Assist with and take the lead on customer contract formation working closely with sales and bid management teams across the Group
• Assist and lead on or support the negotiation and drafting of contract amendments (CCNs)
• Support others in the commercial, sales and bid management teams as appropriate for example on contract issues, renewals (term extensions) and contract administration (archiving and database)
Business partner contracting
• Assist and lead on business partner contracting
Corporate legal support
To support the Head of Legal in a range of areas which could include:
• Environmental Social and Governance requirements
• Intellectual property
• Employment affairs
• General corporate affairs
• M&A, and
• Property matters
Other
• Provide support and guidance with retention and licensing of IP
• Provide support and guidance with purchasing activities within the Group
• Provide support to the Group’s DPO
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Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
This role requires the holder to possess a law degree and to hold a legal professional qualification, ideally as a solicitor. Experience in dealing with contracting or other matters in the IT field (particularly licensing arrangements, data protection /IG in healthcare IT or related field) and knowledge of Crown Commercial Services and other Framework Agreements used in public procurements in the health sector public sector and the formation of call off contracts would be very helpful but not essential. Experience in employment, property is desirable but not essential.
Skills:
Required
• Strong academic record at school and university in whatever courses taken
• Writing ability – precise, succinct, simple but not oversimplified
• Attention to detail
• Negotiation ability – comfortable carrying the flag for Graphnet in contract negotiations with public sector customers who may be represented by experienced procurement advisers and/or IT-savvy lawyers
• Demonstrated interest in legal and contract matters
• Demonstrated interest in healthcare and/or information technology
• People skills – e.g. teamwork orientation; helping others achieve their goals; getting results from others; negotiation skills; etc.
• Energy and enthusiasm
• Time management and ability to set and adjust priorities and work to tight deadlines
• PC skills – MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Sharepoint, and similar applications
Desirable
• NHS and/or local government experience
• Public sector non-NHS experience
• UK public procurement law knowledge – legal and practical
• Large corporation experience
Communication & Working Relationships:
Internal / External
• Manage and maintain strong client relationships at senior and board level
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with corporate advisors
• Relationships with other vendors /partners and suppliers
Applications:
Please apply in writing, sending a covering letter & CV to hrrecruitment@graphnethealth.com
