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Legal Specialist / Lawyer – 3 month contract

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Posted By: PPD Europe
Address:
- Granta Park
- Great Abington,
- Cambridge
- CB21 6GQ
Contact: 01223 374100
Date Posted: 4th Dec 2008
Salary: Excellent (Pro-Rata'd)
Location: Cambridge
Reference Code:
Views Since Posting: 64
Full Description:

As our Legal Specialist, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel as part of the legal team. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Advise and assist business in RoW (Rest of World) on legal matters.
2. Provide support and assistance to Legal Counsel.
3. Draft, review and negotiate contractual documents as part of PPD’s processes.
4. Ensure compliance with corporate formalities for PPD’s companies and branches throughout RoW.
5. Instruct and manage relations with external suppliers of legal and company secretarial services.
6. Special projects as they arise.

The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor or Barrister (or Overseas equivalent)
with the ability to apply knowledge in a commercial environment. You will be a
strong communicator with people at all levels, and have the ability to adapt to working with different
countries and practices. Strong knowledge of negotiating contracts will be important, as well as
being able to assess risk and advise/act accordingly. You will also be experienced in working to competing
deadlines and be able to work independently to progress multiple tasks. Languages will be useful but not
essential.