Andrew Richardson
Stratford,NJ
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Commercial Contracts Manager
Viavi Solutions
10.2013 - Current
- Of a team of global contract managers and admins within a U.S
- Headquartered Network and Service
- Enablement public company
- Partnering with sales, bid management teams and other senior business stakeholders in the cradle to grave reviewing, drafting and negotiation of a vast array of strategic inbound and complex outbound commercial customer tenders and contracts
- Detailed understanding of commercial contract law and extensive experience in applying such in a business context to ensure risk is identified, understood, balanced and mitigated where possible, including the analysis of contracts inherited via M&A activities
- Acting as the prime point of contact on a number of tier one customer accounts and dealing with points of conflict, both internal and external to assist the Company in meeting its quarterly bookings, revenue and other business targets
- Overseeing the implementation and use of CLM software.
Contracts & Procurement Paralegal
BG Group
02.2011 - 10.2013
- Experience in reviewing, negotiating, drafting and amending a wide range of agreements, including licence agreements, confidentiality, goods, services, professional consultancy, collaborative and framework agreements
- Organising, presenting and obtaining company approval to matters at company board meetings
- Carrying out legal research using various resources, including
- Westlaw, Lexis Nexis and Practical Law as well as commercial due diligence, including ethical conduct due diligence
- Experience in managing/assisting other paralegals and trainee solicitors with their workload
- Producing legal briefings and guidance notes on the current law and matters of best practice
- Maintaining, reviewing and updating contracts databases to ensure accuracy and completeness of all contractual documentation
- Liaison with external counsel where necessary.
Trainee Solicitor
HilliersHRW Solicitors
11.2009 - 11.2010
- Drafting legal documents including leases, licences to assign, deeds of variation, partnership agreements, asset and share purchase/sales
- Interviewing clients and managing my own caseload
- Legal research
- Presentation of oral argument in the county court.
Education
Postgraduate -
The College of Law
United Kingdom 01.2007 - 01.2008
Undergraduate LLB Law (Hons) Degree -
University of East Anglia
United Kingdom 01.2004 - 01.2007
Legal Practice Course -
The Henley College
United Kingdom 01.2001 - 01.2003
High School Diploma -
Cox Green Comprehensive School
United Kingdom 01.1996 - 01.2001
Skills
Setting up contracts
Commercial sales practice
Excellent managerial techniques
Supplier Contracts
Sales contracts
Commercial structures
Managerial experience
Reviewing contracts
Understanding of contracts
Timeline
Commercial Contracts Manager
Viavi Solutions
10.2013 - Current
Contracts & Procurement Paralegal
BG Group
02.2011 - 10.2013
Trainee Solicitor
HilliersHRW Solicitors
11.2009 - 11.2010
Postgraduate -
The College of Law
01.2007 - 01.2008
Undergraduate LLB Law (Hons) Degree -
University of East Anglia
01.2004 - 01.2007
Legal Practice Course -
The Henley College
01.2001 - 01.2003
High School Diploma -
Cox Green Comprehensive School
01.1996 - 01.2001