Role Description The Financial Times is recruiting for maternity cover for one of the commercial contracts lawyer roles based at our office in Belfast, Northern Ireland or based fully remotely anywhere in the UK. This is a three month fixed term maternity cover position, and we are looking for someone available for an immediate start. This is a salaried position. The FT’s highly regarded in-house legal team is based across offices in both London and Belfast. The Belfast team currently comprises four commercial lawyers who report into a Senior Legal Counsel (also based in Belfast) and the FT’s deputy company secretary. The Belfast legal team provides dedicated support to important business divisions within the Financial Times, including: - FT corporate subscriptions and licensing business - Financial Times Live global conferences and events business - FT’s thought leadership business, FT Longitude - FT Specialist range of titles This fixed term contract provides the opportunity to work either fully remotely from anywhere in the UK, or as hybrid working based at either our Belfast or London office. Key responsibilities - Advising the business on contracts with clients from a wide range of industries and jurisdictions - Engaging directly in negotiating contract terms with external customers - Providing highly responsive and commercial advice - Managing contracts which are usually based on standard templates, but can be subject to extensive negotiation - Understanding how the templates reflect the FT’s business model and updating templates as required to meet changing business needs and product developments - Delivering training to business partners - Using leading legal AI tools to develop and implement agentic solutions that streamline workflows and enhance the delivery of high-quality legal advice Qualifications - Solicitor qualified in the UK - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Strong commercial contract drafting skills and legal knowledge, with a good understanding of copyright, licensing, indemnity and liability issues - Demonstrates commercial awareness that takes strategic objectives into account - Highly organised, flexible and with the ability to prioritise and keep colleagues and managers informed - Can build effective relationships within the legal team and wider business Requirements - Previous in-house experience (desirable) - A forward-thinking approach to legal practice, with a strong interest in—or practical experience of—utilising advanced legal AI tools to design workflows and agentic solutions that improve efficiency (desirable) Benefits - Generous annual leave - Medical cover - Inclusive parental leave packages - Subsidised gym memberships - Opportunities to give back to the community We currently operate a hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements & regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for all roles. Accessibility We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. Further information At the FT, we embrace innovation and the use of technology and appreciate that individuals may leverage AI tools as part of their job application process. Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all. Please beware of fraudulent job postings and offers claiming to be from the Financial Times. All legitimate opportunities will direct you to apply through the official Financial Times careers site. Interested in the FT but don’t see the right role yet? Join our Talent Community to receive exclusive updates, featured jobs, and insights into working at the FT.

• Support the Legal and Compliance Team in a wide range of legal and regulatory tasks • Conduct in-depth research to interpret various laws, rules, and regulations • Assist internal teams and stakeholders in understanding specific legal provisions to effectively address business issues • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts while managing the entire lifecycle of corporate agreements and maintaining up-to-date legal documentation • Collaborate efficiently with external advisors, regulatory authorities, and local councils • Assist with regulatory compliance by compiling necessary document packages for new license applications and helping to maintain existing licenses • Draft internal policies, procedures, and guidelines to streamline legal workflows and improve operational efficiency • Conduct thorough Know Your Customer (KYC) and Due Diligence (DD) checks on potential business partners to mitigate corporate risk • Participate actively in regulatory audits • Provide flexible administrative and legal support on different tasks and ad-hoc projects as required

• Draft, review, and organize legal documents, contracts, disclosure statements, discovery materials, pre-trial documents, and other case-related documents using AI-assisted tools, established templates, and attorney instructions. • Review AI-generated legal documents for accuracy, completeness, formatting, and consistency before attorney review. • Assist with the preparation and organization of disclosure and discovery materials, including reviewing documents, organizing and labeling exhibits, preparing exhibit lists, and tracking outstanding discovery requests and responses. • Manage and monitor active legal cases to ensure deadlines, court requirements, and case milestones are met. • Track court deadlines, maintain attorney calendars, and follow up on pending tasks to keep cases moving efficiently. • Organize and maintain legal documents, evidence, case files, and client records. • Prepare and assist with Arizona court forms and support electronic court filing (e-filing) processes as required. • Coordinate with clients to request missing documents and provide general case status updates. • Serve as an initial point of contact for clients regarding routine case updates and administrative inquiries, escalating legal questions to the attorney when appropriate. • Support contract preparation and review. • Maintain accurate case notes and update case management systems. • Assist in managing multiple active cases while ensuring timely completion of tasks. • Perform administrative and operational support duties as needed to support a growing legal practice.

Role Description We need a specialist legal consultant to review our current architecture, assess our liability exposure, and produce actionable sign-offs and contract language — specifically for the US and EU markets. This is not a generalist legal research project. We have already done the research. We need an expert who can read our existing brief, fill the gaps, and produce legally defensible outputs. - Review our current Twilio account architecture (single direct account, shared number pool, no ISV/subaccount model) - Assess where regulatory and civil liability sits today - Recommend the contractual and architectural changes required to transfer liability from the platform to the end customer - Benchmark against market standard (Aircall, Zendesk Talk, Freshcaller model) - Voice-specific Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) - ToS amendment / clickwrap gate for Voice feature activation - Customer indemnification clause covering telecom-specific liability - Immediate suspension clause (carrier spam block, TCPA violation, abuse signals) - Recording consent allocation and logging requirements - B2B-only use restriction for outbound voice - Deepfake / AI voice cloning prohibition language - Wiretapping / two-party consent state indemnification language - India, Swiss FADP, and UK PECR regional carve-outs - FCC KYC / KYUP rulemaking implications (April–May 2026 FNPRMs) — originating provider classification - STIR/SHAKEN attestation obligations — does the platform need independent RMD registration or can it rely on Twilio's carrier status? - TCPA compliance posture — number reassignment (RND/45-day aging), high-volume account scrutiny, B2C restriction - Toll-Free Verification (TFV) liability allocation — platform vs end customer - CPNI obligations — do they attach given the platform's VoIP provisioning posture? - E911 / Registered Location requirements - Interconnected VoIP provider classification — yes or no, and what it triggers - 18 U.S.C. § 871 / Section 230 analysis — platform conduit defense - ECS / Number-Based ICS classification under the EECC — does provisioning real PSTN numbers trigger per-member-state registration? - EU AI Act readiness — emotion inference from voice (Article 5(1)(f) prohibition, Annex III high-risk classification, Article 50 transparency obligations); deadline August 2, 2026 - UK PECR / TPS / CTPS — AUP allocation and ICO exposure - GDPR / ePrivacy Directive — call metadata retention, lawful basis, data controller/processor allocation - Swiss FADP — sub-processor documentation, individual criminal liability shield for executives - ISO 42001 audit readiness — LLM vendor agreements prohibiting training on audio transcripts - HIPAA boundary — voice module restriction for BAA accounts vs downstream BAA chain with Twilio - Accessibility obligations (ADA / EU EAA) — RTT/TTY on provisioned VoIP numbers Qualifications - Expertise in telecommunications law - Experience with regulatory compliance in the US and EU markets - Familiarity with VoIP technologies and architectures - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Ability to produce clear and actionable legal documentation Requirements - Proven experience as a legal consultant in a tech or telecommunications environment - Strong understanding of relevant laws and regulations - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal - Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities Benefits - Flexible working hours - Remote work opportunity - Collaborative and supportive team environment