- Company Name
- Mitsubishi Electric – UK
- Job Title
- Senior Legal Counsel (12 Month FTC)
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel (12 Month FTC)
Role Summary: Provide senior-level legal counsel to cover a fixed‑term maternity leave, supporting the UK business and international HQ in contract negotiation, litigation, compliance, and legal training for sales and engineering teams.
Expactations: Deliver expert advice on competition, data protection, employment, IoT, software, and AI law; manage litigation and dispute resolution; draft and negotiate bespoke B2B sales, procurement, distribution, and licensing agreements; support M&A, joint ventures, restructuring, and R&D projects; provide GDPR compliance documents and Data Processing Addenda; advise UK, EU, and Japanese stakeholders; train and mentor junior legal staff; maintain a proactive, autonomous work approach.
Key Responsibilities: • Draft, review, and negotiate non‑standard sales and services contracts in technology and manufacturing. • Manage litigation and dispute resolution processes. • Conduct competition law analysis and provide recommendations. • Draft GDPR compliance documents and Data Processing Addenda. • Offer employment law support and guidance. • Advise on IoT, software, data, and AI legal matters. • Provide ad‑hoc legal support to UK, EU HQ, and Japanese teams. • Lead commercial projects: M&A, JVs, restructuring, distributor/agent terminations, R&D agreements. • Collaborate with a team of up to four legal staff.
Required Skills: • Advanced drafting, reviewing, and negotiation of B2B sales and procurement agreements. • Expertise in large distribution, commercial contracts, data protection, IT/cloud services, and licensing agreements. • Experience in litigation management and competition law. • Strong knowledge of GDPR, employment law, and emerging tech law (IoT, AI). • Commercially astute, self‑starter, able to support diverse business units. • Excellent communication, teamwork, and mentoring abilities.
Required Education & Certifications: • Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with a valid practising certificate. • Minimum 6 PQE, achieved in private practice, in‑house legal, or combination thereof. • Law degree or equivalent legal education.