Legal Counsel, Cloud
OracleGb-gb, uk-londonUpdate time: September 16,2020
Job Description

This is a great opportunity to join our EMEA Legal team in UK!

If you are a proactive, dynamic professional with a law degree and experience with cloud computing please reach out to our recruitment team. Desired skills include experience with online data marketplaces, data protection, or digital marketplaces. Join Oracle and you will have the opportunity to grow alongside the EMEA team and help build Oracle’s future in the Cloud.

THE MISSION

  • Support the Cloud line of business (may include software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, data-as-a-service, and associated services)
  • Independently handle major tasks and improvement projects
  • Liaise with Commercial Management and Contract Management organizations
  • Implement legal policies and business practices

THE ROLE

  • Draft, vet and negotiate major/non-standard agreements
  • Advise the Cloud business on structure of contractual relationship, including appropriate documents to use
  • Respond to ad hoc queries, providing appropriate solutions
  • Identify, analyze and evaluate risks
  • Ensure compliance with Oracle business practices, policies, procedures and law
  • Interface with selected external lawyers as required
  • Participate in EMEA-wide initiatives as required
  • Provide input into new policies and practices

Desired Skills and Experience

REQUIREMENTS

  • Law degree and professional qualification
  • Several years of relevant experience
  • Fluency in English and preferably a 2nd European language
  • High-level legal drafting skills (also in English)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Creative thinking and problem solving
  • Commercial outlook
  • Ability to perform under pressure
  • Ability to develop detailed understanding of Oracle´s Cloud service offerings
  • Ability to develop understanding of Oracle’s business requirements and policies

IDEAL SKILLS

  • Experience with Cloud computing, online data marketplaces, and /or social media technology transactions
  • Familiarity with data protection / privacy law in European Union
  • Willingness to travel within EMEA
!|!Provide legal support across all lines of business enabling profitable growth while mitigating legal risks and assure adherence to governance policies, ethics, and country specific laws and regulations

Responsible for providing legal advice to the organization. Close liaison to business in providing a variety of corporate and commercial legal services. May perform litigation on Oracle's behalf or coordinates litigation and other legal, administrative or investigative actions handled by outside counsel. May draft, review, and negotiate major and/or non-standard technology contracts with public and private sector customers, including licensing agreements, professional services agreements, and cloud services agreements. May advise on legal issues involving government and regulatory compliance. Responds to ad hoc queries to include identification, analysis, and evaluation of risks in order to provide appropriate legal solutions. Works closely with other lawyers throughout Oracle and coordinates legal matters handled by outside lawyers. Demonstrates deep general commercial or functional knowledge across a sub discipline within the individual's specialty area(s), (e.g., general corporate law, antitrust/competition law, securities compliance and regulatory, employment law, immigration law, cloud transactions, data privacy, risk management asset-backed financing, contract management, intellectual property, trade secrets, advertising law, registration and other resolutions specific to the computer and technology industry)

Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5 years related experience. Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, or similar background is a plus for roles within certain sub disciplines. Completed law degree and member of bar association in relevant jurisdictions. Excellent legal skills and business judgment in areas of responsibility. Proficient writing skills.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).!|!

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