Gill Stevenson
General Counsel - Interim @Steel City Interactive
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WORK HISTORY
General Counsel - Interim @Steel City Interactive
Sheffield, GB
Steel City interactive is a Sheffield-based indie developer working on Undisputed, a new and innovative boxing game out now on Steam, PS5, and Xbox.
EDUCATION
Priestley Sixth Form College
4 A Levels: General Studies (A); Sociology (B); History (C); Psychology (E)
Birmingham City University
LLB (Hons), Law
Lymm High School
8 O Levels including Maths and English
SKILLS
ABOUT GILL STEVENSON
A senior in-house lawyer with experience of operating in a local and global environment within a variety of sectors across PE backed, privately owned businesses and PLCs, providing strategic and pragmatic advice and assistance with a comprehensive understanding of the legal challenges faced by businesses.Key strengths include excellent communication skills; managing relationships with external lawyers and other professionals, working to improve effectiveness and cut cost; collaborating with colleagues globally at all levels, balancing legal risk with business objectives, ensuring service levels are met; experienced in engaging with board members and senior executives, with a proven ability to lead and develop a team. An individual with a great commitment to personal development who is prepared to go above and beyond. Always demonstrating honesty and integrity, I am passionate about the role of an in-house lawyer in adding real value to businesses through developing positive internal relationships; understanding business needs and finding creative ways to achieve better results. I love making things happen and helping others achieve their goals. I have a proven ability and willingness to learn about and embrace new areas of law and legal skills in order to meet the needs of the role and client. Much of my experience has been as sole counsel, demonstrating my flexibility and willingness to roll up my sleeves and do what is needed to get the job done. I am not afraid to ask the difficult questions that can really make a difference and am known for being approachable, down to earth and friendly, making it easy to get business done. Areas of Expertise:• Public Procurement & contracts• Intellectual Property Protection• Strategy Formulation & Implementation• Managing External Lawyers• Analysis of Legal Risks• Budget Conscious• IP Licenses• Commercial Contract Negotiation and Drafting• Leadership & People Management• Producing & Delivering Training• Negotiation & Communication Skills• Product Safety• Consumer Law Compliance• Regulatory & Compliance• Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial• Managing Insurance Brokers• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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