Senior Associate - Commercial/ TMT
Job Description
Description
Due to the continued growth of our Commercial/TMT practice, we now have a vacancy for a qualified senior associate who has ideally covered a range of commercial and TMT matters in their current role. The focus will very much be on a mixed role dealing with a broad commercial workload.
Job requirements
The main responsibilities will be:
- to lead review, negotiation and drafting of a range commercial and technology agreements including:
- Outsourcing and procurement
- Technology transactions
- Agency, distribution and franchising
- Sponsorship and brand licensing;
- A range of general commercial contracts covering advertising, consultancy, procurement, distribution and supply chain issues.
- Advising on complex commercial transactional structuring;
- Advising on TMT and legal/regulatory issues, including data privacy, telecoms and media regulation;
- Supporting technology due diligence on corporate transactions;
- Developing and maintaining client relationships;
- Supporting the development and assisting implementation of marketing and business development campaigns;
- Delivering client training and public presentations on legal topics; and
- Leading the preparation and delivery of proposals, pitches and legal training materials.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
- a PQE level of 6+ years of post-qualification experience;
- a strong academic background, training and experience gained with a well-recognised firm , with an established presence in the Commercial/TMT sector;
- 2:1 (or higher) degree classification (or equivalent);
- a genuine interest in developing their career with the leading Commercial/TMT practice in the Middle East;
- confidence and initiative with a keenness to assume responsibility, work independently and take a pro-active and commercial approach to solving issues;
- strong inter-personal skills and a genuine interest in marketing and business development;
- experience in the preparation of legal training material and/or delivery of training seminars or lectures would be an advantage.
Description Of The Work Group
The MENA IPTC Group, handles the specialist areas of Intellectual Property, Technology and Commercial matters. The team has a regional remit, and is based across the firm's Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Jeddah offices.
Essentially, we are commercial lawyers with particular expertise in complex commercial contracts and arrangements. The team advises on all kinds of commercial matters including agency, distribution, franchising, marketing agreements, hotel and restaurant management and sale of goods.
Clyde & Co Overview
A pragmatic and dynamic international law firm with a focus on core sectors of health care, education, hospitality, infrastructure, insurance, international trade, natural resources and transportation. Clyde & Co is recognised for its work in and with fast-moving and volatile emerging markets, and for a history of managing complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes.From a network of 50+ offices and 3,600+ staff over 6 continents, we are on the front line for our clients interests, all over the world.
Clyde & Co in the Middle East and North Africa
Clyde & Co's first Middle East office was formally established almost 30 years ago, following many prior years of client involvement in and with the region. Our regional offices work as an interconnected and cohesive unit in order to provide advice to clients from all over the world, as well as to regional corporate entities and governments, on their operations and interests throughout the Middle East.Our lawyers are supported by comprehensive in-house translation, government liaison, management and information services teams as we strive to provide first class professional service levels and insight to our clients.
We are one of the major international law firms in the GCC with around 200 specialist lawyers and paralegals, and 350 staff in total, operating as one unit across our regional office network:
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Doha
- Riyadh
- Jeddah
- Cairo
We provide in-depth coverage of the firm's core sectors, as well as strong cross-practice sector teams in place focusing on regionally important sectors such as education, healthcare and hospitality.