
IFRS Foundation · London
Reports to: Chief of Legal, Compliance & Commercial Operations Duration: 12-month fixed term contract. Based: London Job Purpose: This 12-month fixed-term ...
Reports to: Chief of Legal, Compliance & Commercial Operations
Duration: 12-month fixed term contract.
Based: London
Job Purpose: This 12-month fixed-term role will provide additional legal capacity during a period of increased demand across
commercial contracting, intellectual property protection and corporate legal matters. The role will support current priorities,
including drafting commercial and IP contracts, protecting and maintaining intellectual property rights, applying strong
commercial awareness, managing corporate legal requirements and conducting thorough legal research. It will also help ensure
timely and effective legal advice while longer-term legal resource needs are reviewed.
The team: This role sits within the Legal team, which includes a paralegal, trainee solicitor, Assistant Legal Counsel and Legal
Counsel, and is led by the Chief Legal, Compliance and Commercial Operations Officer.
General
Institutional Teams and other internal stakeholders.
efficient processes and SLA’s, supported by legal technology.
Intellectual Property
intellectual property (IP) rights, including monitoring for and addressing infringing activities, and maintenance of the
Foundation’s IP portfolio.
comprehensive and consistent for comparable licensee cohorts across the global market.
supplier agreements (including SAAS).
Compliance and Governance
anti-trust matters, and information governance.
receive constructive feedback.
of the organisation.
and/or US an advantage.
the Foundation.
Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially
close the role early should we find a suitable candidate.
About us
At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable
companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and
long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of
expertise.
If you share our passion for this mission, we want to hear from you.
Diverse perspectives. International expertise.
Working for our global organisation offers many benefits, including:
Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and
meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.
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