Job Description
Do you have experience as a compliance, litigation, or commercial Attorney supporting a Compliance function with investigations, internal policies, and programs to comply with regulatory requirements?
Do you also enjoy commercial transactions and collaborating with teams to deliver impactful legal support that makes a difference?
About our Team
Our team works individually and collaboratively within the Elsevier Legal Department, which consists of lawyers in various disciplines, paralegals, and specialists in data privacy and artificial intelligence. We are strongly committed to supporting the professional growth and career development of our team.
About the Role
In this supporting role, you will work with the company's compliance and litigation attorneys to support compliance investigations, training, policy implementation, and anti-bribery due diligence. You will also be asked to support one of the company's sales segments with customer negotiations and transactions.
Responsibilities
Compliance
- Assist with compliance investigations, including evidence collection and analysis, witness interviews, and report preparation
- Provide advice, interpretation, development, roll out and implementation of compliance policies
- Work on due diligence of third-party partners and on bribery prevention programs
- Provide legal support for trade sanctions compliance
- Support to compliance-related training materials and training sessions
- Advise legal colleagues on compliance-related issues in commercial transactions
Commercial
- Provide support to our Sales group for transactional matters, including legal advice, contract negotiation and drafting of contracts.
- Participates in the development of tools and information to help clients be more efficient and independent in using contract templates
Provide best in practice professional legal services to the organization to ensure delivery of impactful results.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years PQE experience, preferably in compliance and/or litigation matters
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Prior transactional contracting experience a plus
- Effectively and efficiently prioritize and execute tasks and demonstrate flexibility in a complex and constantly changing environment
- Show a high degree of integrity and authenticity
- Be a collaborative team player with a willingness to deliver successful solutions to interesting problems
- Knowledge of basic copyright concepts a plus
- Be client and partnership-focused and able to build and maintain relationships by being approachable and flexible
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. With an average length of service of 9 years for Elsevier employees, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working with us
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.
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