Macmillan Cancer Support – Senior Solicitor

Posted on 27th May 2022
Type Full Time
Specialism Commercial, Data Privacy
Location London Office/Hybrid home working
Deadline 15th June 2022

Job Description

Apply here by 15 June 2022

Permanent

Full time (34.5 hours)

London Office/Hybrid home working

£64,000 – £70,000 pa

Are you a Lawyer with good contract and commercial law experience? Can you manage your own workload with minimum supervision, working at a fast pace? Are you committed to, and energised by, making a positive and valued contribution to the charity sector? Do you have an interest in working for an innovative charity? If so, this could be the role for you.

About the role

You will work closely with teams across the charity, in particular Macmillan’s innovation, cancer services and technology directorates, advising on a wide range of contracts and legal issues at a senior level. In particular you will focus on innovative commercial partnerships and projects for cancer provision, and be adept at handling data protection and intellectual property issues in contracts.

About you

You are an English & Welsh qualified solicitor or barrister with good post-qualification experience, and good contract, commercial and related data protection experience. You will be able to hit the ground running, and be adept at working autonomously and managing your own workload with minimum supervision. You will also be able to offer practical, commercially sound advice, potentially outside your field of knowledge or expertise. A background working in-house, or in the charity or healthcare sector, is desirable although not essential.

About Macmillan

Macmillan help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Macmillan’s values are at the heart of who they are and everything they do, inspiring their thinking and guiding their actions. Together, Macmillan do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

Macmillan commit to actively developing you and their benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, interest free loans for season tickets and gym memberships and much more.

Macmillan are striving to do everything they can to ensure that their workforce is representative of the people they support, and those who support Macmillan. Macmillan advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success.

Macmillan want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why they offer flexibility in their working locations, working hours and benefits so they can support you in your life and your career, and Macmillan welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.

Macmillan offer a range of flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, e.g. 34.5 hours in 4 days instead of 5, flexibility to work earlier or later around their core working hours of 10am-4pm and more options.

Macmillan’s main office is based in London, with hybrid home-working options.

Recruitment Process

For further details and to apply please click the following link: https://jobs.macmillan.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/9360/description

The application deadline is Wednesday 15 June 2022.

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of Macmillan’s applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as Macmillan reserve the right to change the closing date of their vacancies.

Macmillan aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Macmillan seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse range of people they support.

Apply here by 15 June 2022

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