About the Position
We are seeking a Commercial Law Specialist to join our legal team. The successful candidate will have approximately 5 or more years of post-qualification experience and significant experience gained either in a reputable law firm and/or in-house.
Key Responsibilities:
* Advising on, drafting and negotiating client contracts, such as engagement agreements, Master Services Agreements and Global Framework Agreements with our clients.
* Technology, Software and Licensing agreements
* Advising on intellectual property matters
* Subcontracts, where we are subcontractor
* Collaboration agreements
* Managed services and outsourcing agreements
* Government and public sector agreements
* Advising on tenders and RFP responses
* Advising on, drafting and negotiating contracts with suppliers
* Regulatory: Advising on data privacy, AI, DORA and regulatory matters.
* General: Providing legal advice to our service lines and its other internal support functions.
Requirements:
* An excellent academic record.
* Strong negotiation and communication skills.
* Positive attitude.
* A self-starter, adept at responding promptly/juggling deadlines who actively looks to build relationships based on trust and confidence.
* Demonstrable commitment to the attributes of our highest performing teams – focus on results, accepts accountability, committed, embraces healthy conflict, builds trust.
* Ability to lead, provide a view, take responsibility and ownership of issues, including an ability to take difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments.
* Commercial awareness of the business issues facing us as we evolve, coupled with an active desire to get alongside our business, scanning the horizon for new service offerings to provide legal insight and support.
Benefits:
* A diverse and challenging workload supporting those at all levels within our business teams with pragmatic, adaptable, solution-orientated and commercial legal advice.
* The opportunity to work with inspiring leaders, access continuous learning, and be part of a culture that values your ideas and supports your ambitions.
* Inclusion & Diversity: A collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging.
About Us:
We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential. Our vision is to become the leading global professional services organisation by building a better working world. At our company our inclusive work environment means that everyone's opinion is valued. This enables us to provide better advice and ideas to our clients, which in turn helps you develop as an individual to achieve your potential and make a difference.