Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel - FTC

Location: Pall Mall, London (Flexible Hybrid)

Department: Legal

Job type: 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Join us and make a difference when it matters most! 

At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees. 

The Team

The Senior Legal Counsel will support the Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Global Projects on global cross-functional corporate projects. Partnering with project team members on legal matters, providing advice and council to ensure all project timelines are met whilst managing and mitigating legal risk.

Role and Responsibilities

• Legal due diligence on existing contracts and identify legal risks relevant to Projects.

• Drafting, reviewing and managing contracts, corporate documents, corporate approvals and documents relevant to support legal aspects of Projects.

• Managing local and corporate counsel, proactive management of legal workstreams to ensure on-time delivery of Project objectives and milestones.

• Ongoing and effective reporting of current status of workstreams. 

• Collaboration with a wider Project team.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and guidelines.

What you’ll bring

• Law or other degree and qualification as lawyer in England & Wales or other Commonwealth jurisdiction

• Proven post-qualified experience

• Previous experience working on corporate projects and corporate structures would be ideal

• Background experience working in a law firm would be preferred

• Experience in drafting legal documentation

• Pragmatic and solutions-focused

• Confident and credible, demonstrating a proven track record of commitment and achievement

• Self-motivated and results-oriented, demonstrating initiative in process optimization, and operational efficiency, with a strong sense of accountability

• Analytical, organizational and project management skills to effectively manage tasks and projects

• Previous Pharmaceutical industry experience may be advantageous but not essential

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, to facilitate effective communication

What we offer in return

• Flexible Benefits Package

• Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme 

• Collaborative, inclusive work environment

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect. 

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.  

Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain management, infectious disease as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Their guiding principles, centered around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything they do. For more information visit www.mundipharma.com.  

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