Legal & Compliance Manager

About Us

Fideres delivers effective economic analysis and testimony, turning data into courtroom advantage. As global litigation experts, we help law firms secure new cases and offer unbiased, conflict-free insights for complex and innovative disputes. Driven by rigorous analysis, we empower justice-for all-from case strategy to victory.

By dedicating ourselves solely to litigation-based economic analysis, we can provide truly unbiased assessments and maintain our commitment to objectivity.

Our Competition litigation consulting team has provided expert opinions on major antitrust legal actions against Big Tech (including Apple, Amazon and Facebook), Big Pharma, Big Finance and Big Agriculture. Meanwhile our original and innovative investigations into river sewage and Covid-19 have led to national press coverage.

Our Financial and Securities Litigation team has acted as plaintiffs' experts in the most consequential financial cartels and market manipulation cases of the past 10 years.

About this Role

We are looking for an in-house Legal & Compliance Manager to join us at an exciting time in our growth and provide general commercial legal advice to our team. This is a stand-alone and greenfield role and the right candidate will have the drive and initiative to make the role their own. Applications would be considered from both full-time and part-time candidates.

Key Responsibilities
Some notable responsibilities will include:

• Draft and execute all necessary agreements with clients and suppliers in each of the jurisdictions where we operate (in particular USA, UK, Spain, Italy and Germany). Where necessary seek advice from law firms
• Ensure that we have a comprehensive library of robust template legal documents
• Work with our economists to anticipate individual project risks and ensure contractual terms with clients reflect these risks
• Research and advise on external regulatory and contractual legal changes
• Ensure compliance, across all our global offices, with our wider legal obligations such as insurance, GDPR & data protection, data security, office health and safety, compliance, conflicts, and protecting our IP etc
• Advise on AI and tech vendor contractual terms, along with related AI and tech issues such GDPR, data protection and privacy, intellectual property, licensing etc. Coordinate with law firmswhere necessary
• Navigate complex regulatory frameworks such as the EU Data Act, AI Act, and other relevant digital and data driven regulations
• Negotiate, review and monitor contracts with external service providers such as IT, phones, insurance providers, office lease agreements etc
• Support the team with company secretarial type responsibilities such as arranging and minuting board meetings and supporting the accounts team with statutory filings
• Support the business with reviewing and redrafting research reports and press releases from a legal perspective
• Work with our external legal counsels where needed

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience in drawing up, reviewing and advising on a wider range of business and commercial legal matters
• Qualified solicitor
• Proven in-house experience in a data driven consulting/professional services business
• Experience of working for international business with at least a UK and US presence
• A genuine commitment to fairness in competition and financial markets
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and adjust your communication style accordingly
• Incredible attention to detail and a hands-on style
• Ability to give clear and concise verbal and written explanations of legal issues to non-specialists
• Integrity, and a creative, curious mind
• Not afraid to express an opinion and offer new and innovative solutions
• An interest in developing European and US legal knowledge