Licensing Associate

Job title:

Licensing Associate

Company

Clifton Legal

Job description

Our client is a society publisher with the perfect blend of a not-for-profit purpose and a commercial perspective.We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Licensing Associate to join the team based in Bristol.The Licensing Associate will be responsible for performing sales licensing and negotiation activity with our global customer base, as well as sharing legal expertise with the wider business.The role will be responsible for helping to ensure the successful negotiation and completion of complex sales licences; ensuring they are executed in an accurate, timely and efficient manner, in-line with customer and business requirements.The Licensing Associate is a pivotal link between the regional Sales teams around the world, customers and the sales operations team. You will act as a subject matter expert within the licensing team, developing the contractual language the business requires for standard templates, new products and services and customised arrangements.Key Accountabilities:

• Partnering with colleagues to manage the licensing process and negotiate agency, subscription, consortia and transformative agreement sales.
• Supporting sales by directly engaging with customers, as appropriate, to resolve issues, answering queries and providing tender documentation.
• Working with Sales Team to understand standard products and services we sell; maintaining and updating the standard licence templates for use by the licensing team.
• Working collaboratively with Sales, Legal Team and others around the business, where relevant, to develop licensing terms and conditions to meet new business requirements.
• Leading the licensing process for the most complex contracts; working in conjunction with the Sales Team to advise, amending and negotiating deals.
• Partnering with colleagues within the business, to understand customers’ licence requirements and implications of changes. Drafting effective legal clauses to reflect the requirements of each case.
• Acting as subject matter expert within the team on contract law and providing guidance for the Licensing Team. Advising team members and supporting review of documents where required.

Requirements

• Legal degree/qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of drafting and negotiating license content globally
• Experience of working with different categories of global customers including academic institutions and corporate
• Essential to have a background in and experience of working with contracts, ideally in publishing
• Ability to review, understand the impact of and draft sound legal clauses and text
• Proven ability to exercise professional judgement in advising decisions
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medical) publishing desirable but not essential
• Skilled at collaborative working
• Creative problem solver
• Tenacity and drive for results
• Highly organised with excellent planning skills
• Avid about continuous improvement

CompanyClifton Legal is the legal division of Clifton Search – a specialist search and selection recruitment firm. We are a niche, boutique firm and focus purely on the legal and corporate governance markets. Our primary focus is on opportunities from newly qualified to General Counsel level.We set up Clifton in 2014 to fulfil what we believed was a gap in the market to provide clients and candidates in our core markets with the knowledge and connections of a specialist and experienced recruitment partner allied to a pro-active and integrated approach. In essence we bring the professionalism and targeted networking approach of a search solution but with a functional rather than sector driven model. We augment this with the personal touch, flexibility and proactive rate of response of a traditional contingent recruitment service.The leadership team has c50 years of recruitment experience and as experienced recruiters with a proven track record, we have a deep knowledge and understanding of our markets, a large network of legal and governance professionals and a genuine passion for delivering a professional, honest and quality service to all stakeholders within the recruitment process.We are rigorous in ensuring that we have a thorough understanding of both candidate and client requirements at the outset to ensure the delivery of a well-matched service and a successful campaign for both parties.Our long-standing client base is comprised of large UK, US and European listed multinationals and corporate businesses and spans a wide range of sectors. We operate out of offices in Bristol and London but recruit right across the UK, Europe and the US.Why work with us?Unlike most recruitment companies we don’t operate with the typical “sales” driven culture that’s common in our sector. This gives us greater independence and objectivity and allows us to focus purely on your agenda and career aspirations and find the right opportunity for you – even if you are not “actively looking” in the market.Whether you or keen to secure a new opportunity right now or simply keeping an eye on the market for that perfect opportunity, we commit to offer you:

• Honest, impartial and specialist market advice/intelligence from recruiters with extensive experience.
• CV appraisal and preparation guidance.
• Full, in-depth application support throughout the recruitment process from initial approach, interview preparation and feedback, salary negotiation, resignation management – right up to starting your new opportunity.
• Up to the minute and specific salary and benefits benchmarking relative to your experience, sector and location.
• Long term career planning and professional development advice.
• Complete confidentiality and a guarantee that we will never share your CV with any third party without your express knowledge and consent.

If that sounds like the kind of recruitment partner that you would prefer to work with then please do get in touch with one of our directors:Giles BousteadMobile: +44 7500 113 777Email:Chris ConnerMobile: +44 7818 644 577Email:Bristol Office: +44 117 975 8600Share this jobApply for Licensing AssociateAlready uploaded your CV? to apply instantlyFields marked with an asterisk (*) are requiredFirst name requiredLast name requiredWhat is your email address? requiredYour CV requiredYour file must be a .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .rtf. No larger than 1MBDrag and dropChoose a fileSelected file: Remove fileAdd a cover message requiredEmail me similar jobs when they become available Your communication preferencesI’d like to receive emails about jobs and services from The Lawyer JobsI’d like to receive emails from third partiesWhen you apply for a job we will send your application to the named employer, who may contact you. By applying for a job listed on The Lawyer Jobs you agree to our and . You should never be required to provide bank account details. If you are, please . All emails will contain a link in the footer to enable you to unsubscribe at any time.Send applicationSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Get job alertsCreate a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.Similar jobs

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Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:10:18 GMT

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