Corporate Counsel

ICF is a growing USD $2 billion strategic advisory and digital services provider (NASDAQ: ICFI) but we are not your typical consultants.

Founded in 1969 ICF is a purposedriven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize collaboration open communication opportunity for growth and mutual respect. Smart compassionate innovative and committed we combine unmatched expertise with cuttingedge engagement capabilities to help our global clients their most complex challenges navigate change and shape the future. Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigour to solve the leading issues of our day; we are in the business of Making Big Things Possible. Guided by our deeply held values and enduring commitment to corporate and global citizenship we share a passion for building a more prosperous and resilient world for all.

The Corporate Counsel Europe & Asia provides generalist inhouse legal and business counsel to ICFs Europe & Asia (E&A) business which works primarily in the United Kingdom (UK) Belgium Spain India but also beyond with a focus on work for the European Commission (EC) and the UK government. ICF provides services in a wide range of geographic markets subject matter areas and clients. As such we seek a practical experienced lawyer/solicitor (notably with demonstrated experience of working inhouse within the industry) willing to provide legal operations support throughout the diverse ICF E&A business and across wideranging legal topics.

The Corporate Counsel will report directly to the Assistant General Counsel Senior Director E&A within ICFs Office of General Counsel (OGC) who is based in London. This position is based at the companys Europe & Asia headquarters in either Brussels or London and is open to hybrid or remote work arrangements for the right candidate. The role does require SRA admission to practice as a Solicitor (PQE 4 or equivalent in Belgium. It is a fastpaced rewarding position and you will work with a fantastic legal team and outstanding business leaders in ICF E&A.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

You will interact directly with ICF business leaders and corporate professionals to support work with government clients (national state/province and local) commercial clients intergovernmental clients and NGO clients of ICF. We seek a candidate with experience and interest in operating independently to effectively partner with business leaders contracts and procurement professionals human resources other inhouse lawyers finance and tax professionals and various stakeholders within the company as well as externally with clients and in managing outside counsel. You need excellent judgment integrity and the ability to build strong relationships of trust.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience reviewing and advising on legal matters involving government contracts as well as commercial clients. Some international experience is also desirable. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Legal
Serving as a legal advisor on all legal matters facing ICFs E&A business and ICFs contracts team including coordinating with other inhouse and external counsel to offer pragmatic legal and business advice to leadership and corporate functions.
Providing legal advice to ICF business and contracts professionals on work with the European Union/Commission and the variety of DirectoratesGeneral (DGs) particularly including advising on EC procurement matters challenges to EC procurement decisions client and subcontractor disputes meeting EU regulatory requirements conflicts of interest hiring of former government employees and helping to defend the companys business legal and contractual interests.
Familiarity with managing crossborder legal matters and providing legal and corporate governance support to remote ICF offices: Exploring legal entity registrations in new jurisdictions; evaluating legal and employment implications of shortterm projects in foreign jurisdictions; providing general support on local governance matters; issuespotting crossborder compliance matters (anticorruption sanctions trade tax etc); and obtaining local counsel advice.
Supporting with any litigation legal demand letters legal disputes or similar that may arise within the ICF E&A business and utilizing the assistance of external litigation counsel and OGC leadership as appropriate.
Providing highlevel employment law advice or comfortable in coordinating employmentrelated legal matters with a strong internal Human Resources team and external employment counsel as appropriate
Where needed supporting the strong ICF Contracts Subcontracts Procurement Facilities Human Resources and other ICF corporate teams in their review of a wide range of business agreements lease agreements consortium agreements nondisclosure agreements employmentrelated agreements subcontract documents and client contracts with commercial government and intergovernment clients.
Supporting corporate transactional matters including M&A due diligence and integration activities and coordinating corporate governance matters.
Staying current on assigned regulatory and legal issues affecting the company.

Compliance
General support to the overall of the ICF Ethics and Compliance program particularly in relation to UK and EU government compliance (strong familiarity with UKBA) and applicable intergovernmental compliance requirements (ie EC).
Where appropriate assisting HR and ICF Compliance teams on internal reviews of employee misconduct.
Working with leadership to develop legal policies and procedures.
Providing targeted live training on key legal regulatory and compliance topics.

Basic Qualifications
Appropriate law degree level legal accreditation and active qualification for the jurisdiction in which you are qualified to practice law (UK with Belgium considered). If you are located in or qualified in Belgium experience is required in English Law.
Minimum of four 4 years of professional legal experience or similar PQE experience with a mixture of law firm and/or inhouse experience preferred.
General experience with EU and UK regulatory laws public procurement law litigation/dispute process competition law antibribery legislation data privacy law and commercial contracts law will be needed to varying degrees (further support will be available through specialist inhouse and external law firms).
Proven experience delivering legal advice to support business needs.
Demonstrated ability to work within time constraints prioritise numerous deadlines and work independently as well as in a team environment.
Strong legal experience capable of working with a high degree of autonomy.

Professional Skills/Abilities:
Proficiency in French is preferred but not essential.
Intellectual agility curiosity and confidence to learn quickly on the job and learn to manage legal issues outside your current experience and skill set.
Demonstrated ability to implement sound solutions and effectively and professionally resolve complex business and legal issues.
Flexibility of style and willingness to engage and balance a wide variety of tasks as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

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