Senior Counsel - Legal Business Partner Higher Education

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Senior Counsel - Legal Business Partner Higher Education

Duties: Partner with firm’s Higher Education business unit by providing legal advice and guidance. Work on highly complex, high risk matters and transactions in the educational sector drafting, negotiating and overseeing matters that underwrite risk across the business unit. Manage/advise client groups on transactions and legal issues that may span many areas of law. Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to the business on terms of business arrangements including: Advising on and collaboration regarding joint ventures, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions. Draft , review, assist in negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial agreements including: Technology, publishing, distribution, educational services, software development, content development, technology and software licensing, and other agreements to assist the business in achieving its strategic objectives. Identify, analyze and help resolve problems and recommend and assist with the implementation of solutions to legal issues and risks. Proactively look for solutions to business risks and legal processes. Advise on a broad range of legal matters including: Intellectual property, anti-trust, data protection, privacy, advertising and other regulatory issues particularly as these laws intersect with new technologies/digital, social media and educational products and services. Assist with the interpretation of Pearson’s policies (including ethical and conduct guidelines) and, where relevant, input into the establishment of Pearson’s policies. Liaise with non-legal colleagues to help ensure these are implemented to ensure compliance. Work in a collaborative way with colleagues in the global legal function including sharing knowledge and know-how and providing views and comments to assist with the development and maintenance of standardized legal documents, templates, approaches and processes. Ensure knowledge of legislative and regulatory developments in the educational space; keep up to date with developments relevant to helping the business achieve its strategic objectives. Provide appropriate training to commercial clients on key legal issues, regulations, laws, policies and other relevant matters. Examine the law and the facts to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits. Manage disputes and litigation with the goal of settling matters in line with business objectives. Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal. Knowledge(as noted above) to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings. May supervise administrative personnel, contracts administrators and/or paralegals. Ensure that the business is aware of how to minimize legal risk in the context of maximizing commercial opportunities. Support the business in resolving problems. Assist in ensuring the effectiveness of the legal function and consistency of legal advice and processes globally. Communicate clearly and accurately on legal issues.

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