Associate – Tech Transactions / Defence (Mid-level)

Job Title

Associate – Tech Transactions / Defence (Mid-level)

Role

Associate / Lawyer

Expertise

Commercial

Job Location

London

Description

We are seeking approval to recruit a
Mid-level Associate to join the Tech Transactions team within our
Commercial department. This hire will have a focus on the Defence
sector and will ideally have two to five years of Post Qualification Experience.

The post holder would assist on a
range of technology specific agreements, from licensing, cloud, SaaS
and IoT agreements to more project focused documents supporting
outsourcings, (public and private) procurements and technology
implementation projects, demonstrating a real interest in the
(legal) issues inherent in technology contracting and, with
increasing seniority, bringing proven insight and experience in one
or more key areas such as connectivity, IT and/or non-personal data.

Key responsibilities:
• D emonstrat e involvement and
understanding of the contracts, risks and relationships in one or
more of the following key areas for the Tech Transactions group, namely:
• Connectivity (eg IoT, cloud,
hosting, telecoms)
• IT (eg SaaS, software development
& licensing, VARs)
• Non-personal data (eg licensing,
development and exploitation).
• Assist the adoption and
implementation of technologies in different contexts, such as in
the financial services industry, retail, aviation & defence,
media or energy sector for example.

What you’ll bring:
• Two to five years of Post
Qualification Experience
• The ability to liaise effectively
with other fee earners from within the group, but also to liaise
and coordinate with fee earners from other relevant disciplines
and jurisdictions as required.
• A commitment to regularly update
their own technical expertise and to achieve continuous
improvement and development.
• K een ness to work in a
challenging, team-based environment.
• A real interest in the (legal)
issues inherent in technology contracting and, with increasing
seniority, bringing proven insight and experience in one or more
key areas such as connectivity, IT and/or non-personal data.

What’s in it for you
• Our agile approach to office and
remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at
your best. Supporting you, our business and our clients in a
flexible way.
• Progress your career and personal
development with our award-winning development programmes, from
our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
• Equip yourself with a board range
of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding
of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
• Competitive, market-led salary and
bonus structure
• Family friendly policies as well as
health schemes and wellbeing support
• A flexible benefits package which
allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.

In addition to a competitive salary
and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary
bonus schemes.

We offer a performance related bonus
that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an
inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more
innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being
awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an
allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion,
ESG, and Pro Bono work.

We see ‘winning work’ as
significantly different to the day-to-day business development
activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in
addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to
reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in
addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you
for your contribution to introducing a client or generating
additional work from an existing client.?

If you want to find out more, visit www.twobirds.com

As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to
ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience at Bird
& Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment
process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will
be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about
your individual adjustment needs.

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