Senior Legal Counsel

Vorboss is building the future of business infrastructure in London.

We started by building London’s largest fibre network and are now expanding to provide the full range of IT and cybersecurity services that modern businesses rely on. Our goal is simple: give London businesses a single, trusted partner for everything from connectivity to managed IT and cyber protection.

We’re proud to have earned one of the best reputations in the industry and it is essential to us that we maintain that reputation as we grow. Our team is tight knit and highly talented. We trust each other to do the right thing, take responsibility, and be a champion for our collective success.

We’re looking for talented, smart people to join us as we embark on this exciting period of growth. Our vision for Vorboss is to be ‘the best job that someone ever had’, regardless of how long they stay with us and promise to provide a supportive workplace based on respect and trust.

We are looking for a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join our in-house team, with a primary focus on supporting sales and revenue generating activity, while also being exposed to a broad range of legal, compliance, and regulatory matters across the business.

This is an exciting time to join a fast pace business and to gain invaluable legal experience across a breadth of areas in a high-growth environment.  

As a general commercial Senior Legal Counsel, you will:

• Provide high quality, strategic and practical advice/guidance to colleagues across the business, including the senior management team, whilst exercising sound judgement on a wide variety of legal related queries and contracts.

• Lead on drafting, reviewing and negotiating various contracts with customers, including agreements for managed IT services, cybersecurity, software services, equipment supply and fibre services, taking ownership of matters from initial instruction through to execution.

• Support Vorboss’ sales and commercial teams on deal and contract structuring, non-standard terms, template drafting and contract escalation to help close deals efficiently and sell a dynamic range of product offerings.

• Review and advise on procurement and vendor contracts including with third-party IT, security and software providers.

• Support the development, implementation, improvement and enforcement of company policies and procedures including providing internal training and guidance.

• Support and nurture junior members of the legal team with ongoing learning and development.  

• Instruct and liaise with external counsel on specific projects.  

• Provide senior level support across a broad range of corporate, compliance, regulatory, disputes and insurance related tasks.

• Help to embed/reinforce Vorboss’ culture of doing the right thing.

Note: The above list of job duties is not exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. As the business continues to grow, this role offers the opportunity to take on ownership of key commercial workstreams and the chance to help shape the legal function as Vorboss expands its technology and cybersecurity offerings.

• 5+* years PQE spent working in a reputable law firm or established company.

• Substantial experience in a TMT, cybersecurity and/or regulatory environment would be highly desirable.

• Experience advising on public procurement contracts and related issues would be desirable but not essential.  

• Advanced legal drafting and negotiation skills, with experience working on a wide range of commercial contracts is essential.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver nuanced, pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice in a dynamic commercial environment.

• Comfortable balancing speed and pragmatism with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.

• An ability to work within a fast paced and dynamic environment.

• Self-directed and confident working autonomously on assigned projects and tasks.

• Excellent planning and organising ability in coping with a demanding workload.

• Adaptable and able to work on a variety of matters at any one time.
  

*other levels of PQE will be considered for someone with relevant experience.

We believe in taking care of our staff both mentally and physically and in order to support this we offer a range of benefits that you can access.

• Employee Share Plan- Once an employee at Vorboss, we offer the opportunity to become a shareholder in the company.

• Company pension scheme.

• Bonus scheme.

• 25 days of annual leave allowance that increases with years served (excluding bank holidays).

• Private Healthcare.

• Life assurance.

• Income Protection.

• Access to Spill, our mental health support partner.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Half price gym memberships through the healthcare provider.

• Free eye test.

• Travel loan.

• Hastee app, to help manage your salary and finances.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We aim to create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.

This commitment includes training managers and all other employees about their rights and responsibilities under the equality, diversity, and inclusion policy. Responsibilities include staff conducting themselves to help the organisation provide equal opportunities in employment, and prevent bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination.

Vorboss promotes step-free access at our main headquarters, whilst taking into consideration physical barriers employees might face across all other sites.