• Rare opportunity to join an established and highly regarded in-house legal team
• Stimulating and unique workload where no two days are the same

About Our Client

Ranked as one of the most prestigious Universities in the world the University of Oxford provides world-class research and education to benefit society on a local, regional, national and global scale. Oxford's researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts.

The University's strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing their staff body with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work.

Job Description

The main responsibilities of the successful applicant will be as follows:

• Advising on intellectual property and commercial matters related to research funding and research collaboration across a number of divisions
• Advising on the use of personal data in a range of research, teaching, and administrative contexts, including cloud hosting in connection with SaaS arrangements and use of personal data in medical research
• Commercial work including procurement of goods and services;
• IT projects, including software development and licensing, systems supply and integration, hardware supply and maintenance
• Advising on a broad range of commercial matters, to support the University's academic and income generation activities;
• Monitoring trends and changes in relevant law and guidance and to disseminate key developments to relevant key internal stakeholders
• Organising and provide training support and briefings in conjunction with other colleagues
• Presenting specialist information or complex solutions to management which may include Heads of Department/Divisions
• Working with the team to propose and formulate precedent agreements

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate is likely to be;

A qualified solicitor or barrister, admitted to practice in England and Wales with significant experience of handling a varied commercial and/or IP caseload

Pragmatic and able to provide solution-focused advice both individually and as part of a wider legal team

Able to articulate legal principles clearly and concisely both in writing and orally

What's on Offer

Hybrid working and competitive benefits including a generous annual leave allowance

Access to legal professionals who are leaders in their respective fields

A cohesive and highly-functioning legal department