Commercial solicitor Work, Jobs in Reading (with Salaries)

Director, Legal, UK & Europe
AHEAD —Reading
- £130,000 - £160,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Leadership
- Communication skills
9d
Corporate Solicitor 4 -6 years PQE,
Field Seymour Parkes —Reading
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
Real Estate Solicitor
Field Seymour Parkes —Reading
- Full-time
Dispute Resolution Senior Solicitor
Field Seymour Parkes —Reading
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
Legal Counsel - 12 month contract
Wood —Reading
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Private Client Solicitor/Legal Executive - Hybrid
Mallory Pryce —Chesham
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Private Client Partner (Solicitor)
Current Legal Recruitment —Maidenhead
- £85,000 - £95,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Work from home
Quick apply
3d
Legal Counsel - Construction
AWE —Reading
- £63,270 - £98,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior/Principal Associate - Life Sciences
Mills & Reeve —Oxford
Legal Counsel
Allianz —Guildford
- £75,000 - £125,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Contracts
- AI
- Employee discount
9d
In-house Legal Counsel
The Bukola Group —Datchet
- £60,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Free parking
Quick apply
4d
Property Litigation Solicitor
SE-Solicitors —Oxford
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Computer literacy
- Communication skills
Associate - Pensions
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP —Guildford
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Work from home
Solicitor - Housing Management (Contentious & Non-Contentious)
SettleParadigm —High Wycombe
- £57,978 - £60,268 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
Quick apply
Associate
DMH Stallard —Guildford
- Hybrid work
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Partner
DMH Stallard —Guildford
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Team management
- Mentoring
Contracts & Major Projects Lawyer
Hillingdon Council —Uxbridge
- £58,461 - £62,766 a year
- Customer service
- Organisational skills
- Contracts
- Free parking
- Employee discount
4d
Senior Lawyer
Oxford Brookes University —Headington
- £53,301 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- University
- Contracts
11d
Senior Associate – Dispute Resolution
moorebarlow —Guildford
- Mentoring
- Training & development
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Solicitor / Associate 0-5 PQE
HCR —Reading
- Business development
- Annual leave
- Gym membership

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Director, Legal, UK & Europe

AHEAD -
Reading

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Job details

Full-time
£130,000 - £160,000 a year
9 days ago

Qualifications

Data protection legal matters
Practising Certificate
Stakeholder liaison
Employee relations
UK GDPR
Litigation
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Legal research
Risk management
Leadership
Communication skills
Corporate regulatory compliance oversight
Legal practice experience
Time management

Full job description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

As AHEAD continues its global expansion, we are seeking to appoint AHEAD’s first in-house Director of Legal, UK & Europe. Reporting to the Vice President, Legal (US), this role will establish, develop and lead the regional legal function, as the principal legal adviser across the region. You will provide commercially focused legal advice, establish appropriate governance, legal risk and compliance frameworks, enable business growth, and partner with executive stakeholders to support strategic initiatives across the region while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead all commercial legal matters across the UK & Europe, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on complex customer, supplier, technology, cloud, software, hardware, professional services, procurement, subcontractor, confidentiality, and strategic partnership agreements.
Develop and lead the regional legal and compliance framework, ensuring alignment with applicable UK, EU and local regulatory requirements.
Provide strategic employment law advice across UK & Europe, working closely with People & Culture and external legal advisers where appropriate, supporting organisational change, acquisitions, restructures, executive matters and complex employee relations issues.
Lead the management of UK & Europe disputes, litigation and external legal advisers, managing external legal spend and the performance of external legal advisers.
Act as a trusted adviser to the UK & Europe Leadership team, and partner with People and Culture, Sales, Finance, Operations and Procurement to develop commercially effective governance and decision-making frameworks and enable commercially sound business decisions.
Provide strategic legal risk assessments, balancing commercial objectives with appropriate governance and advising senior leadership on risk appetite and mitigation, escalating as appropriate.
Sponsor continuous improvement of legal operations, technology and processes.
Work collaboratively with global Legal to drive consistency while accommodating local legal requirements.
Undertake other responsibilities consistent with the seniority of the role and contribute to the ongoing development of the global Legal function.

Educations and Experience

Essential

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) or Barrister holding a current practising certificate.
Significant post-qualification experience (PQE), gained in private practice and/or in-house legal roles, including advising senior executives within and international commercial environment.

Desired

Extensive experience in a senior in-house legal role within an international or technology-focused organisation.
Demonstrable experience supporting multinational organisations and cross-border legal matters.

Knowledge, Skills and Leadership

Proficient in legal research methodologies and legal information resources.
Exceptional commercial judgement with the ability to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice.
Excellent time management, with the ability to prioritise conflicting priorities, meet critical deadlines, and operate in a fast-paced environment while maintaining productivity.
Excellent communication, influencing and executive stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively where appropriate.
Knowledge of litigation disclosure, document preservation and e-disclosure processes.
Knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and applicable EU data protection legislation.
Demonstrates absolute discretion, integrity and sound professional judgement when handling confidential and commercially sensitive matters.

Physical Requirements

Hybrid

This is a hybrid role based in the UK with an expectation of approximately three days per week in the office (Reading, UK).

Travel

Occasional travel throughout the UK, Europe and internationally will be required.

£130,000 - £160,000 a year

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

Use of AI:

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at [email protected].

You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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