Legal Counsel

Job Title

Legal Counsel

Location(s)

Cambridge (UK) United Kingdom - Remote Horizon

About Us

Revvity is a developer and provider of end-to-end solutions designed to help scientists researchers and clinicians solve the worlds greatest health challenges. We pair the enthusiasm of an industry disruptor with the experience of a longtime leader. Our team of 11000 colleagues from around the globe are vital to our success and the reason were able to push boundaries in pursuit of better human health.

Find your future at Revvity

In the role of Legal Counsel youll be a trusted business partner working across a broad and stimulating mix of commercial licensing technology and research matters. From day one youll collaborate with sharp driven colleagues across the business translating complex legal issues into clear actionable advice and bringing collaborative instincts and confidence to engage effectively at all levels of the business.

As a qualified lawyer with solid commercial contracts experience - whether gained in private practice an in-house role or through a commercial secondment you will play a pivotal role in advising on commercial contracts licensing and technology agreements across a fast-moving purpose-driven business - managing legal risk and supporting contracting activity with pragmatism and precision. This is a role for someone who wants to play an active role in shaping how the legal function evolves embracing AI-enabled legal tools and legal technology to drive smarter faster ways of working and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including confidentiality agreements material transfer agreements master services agreements statements of work supply procurement customer and supplier agreements.

• Support the legal team on licensing collaboration sponsored research software technology and other more complex agreements relating to life sciences products services and technologies.

• Provide practical legal advice on contractual commercial regulatory operational and general legal matters escalating more complex issues where appropriate.

• Work with business units finance operations HR external counsel and other members of the legal team to support day-to-day legal and contracting needs.

• Develop an understanding of the companys products services technologies scientific priorities and commercial objectives.

• Assist with legal projects including template updates contract playbooks process improvements intercompany matters corporate support and other business initiatives.

• Support the maintenance and improvement of contract templates legal processes contract lifecycle management systems and document management practices.

• Use AI-enabled tools and legal technology responsibly to support contract review legal research workflow management template management and knowledge sharing.

• Help identify practical opportunities to use AI automation and legal technology to improve legal team efficiency while maintaining appropriate standards of confidentiality accuracy governance and human oversight.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified solicitor barrister or equivalent legal qualification.

• 2 years PQE or equivalent transactional commercial or in-house legal experience.

• Experience drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.

• Good understanding of contract and commercial law with an interest in intellectual property licensing technology or life sciences-related matters.

• Ability to provide clear practical and commercially aware legal advice.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Ability to work independently on day-to-day matters with appropriate guidance on new complex or higher-risk assignments.

• Attention to detail discretion and professionalism.

• Willingness to use AI-enabled tools legal technology contract lifecycle management systems or document automation to improve legal and business processes.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Knowledge of German law experience working with German-based business teams or German language skills.

• Experience in or interest in the life sciences biotechnology pharmaceutical diagnostics healthcare research tools medical technology or broader technology sector.

• Familiarity with intellectual property concepts including patents trade secrets trademarks and know-how.

• Experience working with international business teams or on multi-jurisdictional matters.

• Experience in an in-house legal team public company international group matrixed organisation or commercial secondment.

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management systems legal operations tools document automation or AI-enabled legal technology.

• Interest in responsible AI adoption within an in-house legal function.

Core Skills and Attributes

• Commercially focused pragmatic and solutions-oriented.

• Able to analyse issues of moderate complexity and propose practical next steps.

• Collaborative and able to build productive relationships with legal and non-legal colleagues.

• Organised self-motivated and able to manage multiple matters with changing priorities.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced international environment.

• High standards of confidentiality integrity and judgment.

• AI-friendly technology-minded and interested in science technology innovation and the life sciences sector.

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1