Legal Counsel

Our legal counsel team provide general legal advice, negotiate commercial contracts with clients/suppliers and support to the SS&C Group's business units across a multitude of disciplines and EMEA jurisdictions.,

• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on diversity
• Training: Hands-on, team-customised throughout your career
What You Will Get To Do: Commercial Contracts To review, draft and negotiate legal agreements with clients, suppliers and other counterparties; Governance & Legal Risk Management To assist with the maintenance and enforcement of SS&C Group Policies and procedures, in particular those governing the signature of contracts; HR Support To provide advice and support to the HR team in connection with staff disputes, claims, grievances and other legal issues arising; Dispute Resolution To provide advice on disputes and claims between the company and third parties; Company Secretarial To assist, if required, with mergers, acquisitions, restructuring and other corporate activity.


• Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. This role is an exciting opportunity for lawyers NQ up to 3 years PQE experience.
• Ability to negotiate and draft commercial contracts and contribute to setting up precedents and processes.
• Excellent communication skills and pride in your work.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage a heavy workload and to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to build strong and trusted relationships with internal clients, including sales and commercial teams.
• Good knowledge, and an excellent user, of Microsoft Word and legal databases. Other suite application knowledge is an advantage.
• An interest in adopting new technology and openness to changing ways of working. Familiarity with leading AI tools for legal work is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of the law impacting the financial sector both in the UK and globally, including data protection law.
  
  SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.