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
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