Assistant Corporate Counsel
Date: 23 Nov 2023
Location: Cork, IE, T23XY28
Company: Oxford Global Resources
Who We Are…
Since 1984, Oxford Global Resources has focused on building trust with each interaction. We’re proud to create long-lasting relationships with the brightest minds in the industry while continuing to identify and drive initiatives that advance our clients’ business.
Oxford is known for our unmatched ability to deliver The Right Talent. Right Now.®
As a leading staffing and consulting company with offices across North America and Europe, we focus on proactively building a network of highly skilled professionals across 4 key disciplines (Life Sciences, IT, Lab Services & Engineering) so that we can immediately connect our clients to the expertise they need and provide rewarding opportunities for our consultants.
Position Summary
The Assistant Corporate Counsel reports directly to Oxford’s Vice President of Legal, Europe. The successful candidate will support Oxford’s Belgian affiliate from our Cork, Ireland Shared Services Centre. Key business objectives include providing legal counsel and contract negotiation services to Oxford and its related entities. Particular focus will be on contract review and negotiation for business within Belgium.
Requirements
- Law Degree/Legal professional training.
- Preference given to solicitors or in-house lawyers who have worked in a corporate legal setting or specifically in consultancy, staffing and recruitment.
- Flemish/Dutch native language skills are a key requirement for this position together with fluency in English.
- Suitable candidates should have an ability to work on a number of tasks simultaneously together with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Core Responsibilities
- Review, negotiate and redline of client-based and contractor-based agreements.
- Negotiate modifications to contracts and draft responses as needed. Advise management when necessary. Address local Belgian employment-related issues and claims.
- Review and approve proposed line-item exceptions to Oxford’s standard client, contractor and staff agreements.
- Prepare necessary supplemental agreements including confidentiality and non-compete agreements to protect Oxford’s interests.
- Review, negotiate and redline of client-based and contractor-based agreements.
- Negotiate modifications to contracts and draft responses as needed. Advise management when necessary. Address local Belgian employment-related issues and claims.
- Review and approve proposed line-item exceptions to Oxford’s standard client, contractor and staff agreements.
- Prepare necessary supplemental agreements including confidentiality and non-compete agreements to protect Oxford’s interests.
IT Skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams. Contract revisions are carried out using “redline” format editing in Microsoft Word.
