The Role
Provide legal advice, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, and handle matters including data protection, IP, employment, disputes and real property. Liaise with global legal team, advise on cyber-security policy, support stakeholders, ensure compliance, and drive strategic legal risk mitigation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Please Note: This role is a 12 month fixed term contract, Dutch fluency is required.
This role involves drafting, advising on and negotiating commercial contracts and providing competent legal advice on a broad range of matters. Matters include data protection and privacy, disputes, IP, employment or real property. The team is also asked to advise on policy related to cyber security more generally.
This role involves drafting, advising on and negotiating commercial contracts and providing competent legal advice on a broad range of matters. Matters include data protection and privacy, disputes, IP, employment or real property. The team is also asked to advise on policy related to cyber security more generally.
The legal counsel will liaise closely with the global legal team to ensure a consistent approach is taken – for example when considering risk, processes and new services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal advice on a wide range of issues, including commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements to ensure they meet the company's legal and business requirements.
- Collaborate with various departments to provide legal support and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, customers, partners, and suppliers.
- Stay informed about industry trends, legal developments, and best practices to provide proactive and strategic legal advice.
- Champion legal, regulatory, and organizational standards within the company.
- Drive value through informed and detailed advice to key decision-makers.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Law Degree and admitted to practice law in the Netherlands or UK or other jurisdiction where NCC has an office and willing to be admitted to practice in UK or Netherlands.
- Fluency in English and Dutch is essential; proficiency in other languages is advantageous.
- Proven experience in commercial contracts and other relevant areas of law.
- Experience in the technology sector and an interest in cyber security.
- Experience working in an in-house legal environment is advantageous.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to apply commercial understanding and strategic input when providing support.
- Awareness and understanding of potential risk factors and the ability to mitigate them effectively.
- Positive, energetic, and committed to delivering results.
About
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
Skills Required
- Law degree and admission to practice (Netherlands or UK) or willingness to be admitted in UK or Netherlands
- Fluency in Dutch
- Fluency in English
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and advising on related legal areas (data protection, IP, employment, real property, disputes)
- Experience in the technology sector and interest in cyber security
- Experience working in an in-house legal environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial understanding and ability to provide strategic legal input
- Awareness of legal and business risk factors and ability to mitigate them
- Positive, energetic, committed to delivering results
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The Company
What We Do
NCC Group is a global cyber security and resilience company that helps organizations manage risk, strengthen resilience, and build trust. They provide services in cyber security consulting, managed services, technical assurance, and software escrow.
