Commercial Lawyer

About the Company

Leading professional services organisation seeks Commercial Legal Counsel to join its established in-house legal team. The role can be based in London or across the regions, with flexible and hybrid working available.

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative Office of General Counsel, working as part of a highly regarded contracts team that supports the organisation’s service lines and business functions to enable growth while managing risk across a wide range of commercial relationships.

Responsibilities

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• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with key clients, including master services agreements and public-sector framework agreements.
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• Managing supplier, subcontractor and third-party agreements such as collaboration, reseller and sponsorship arrangements.
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• Advising on international contracts, data-sharing agreements, secondment agreements, software supply contracts and other commercial contracting matters.
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• Working closely with client-facing partners, quality and risk teams and other internal stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate legal and commercial risk.
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• Supporting the delivery of excellent client service.
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• Keeping abreast of developments in contract law and professional liability, sharing knowledge with the team, delivering training.
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• Helping to leverage AI tools to improve ways of working.
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Qualifications

You will be a qualified lawyer (over 3 PQE) with strong commercial contracting experience. Experience within a professional services or similarly regulated environment would be advantageous, as would knowledge of data protection, intellectual property, public sector contracting and broader commercial risk management.

Required Skills

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• Pragmatic, commercially minded and solutions-focused approach.
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• Excellent drafting and communication skills.
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• Ability to manage competing demands.
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• Strong stakeholder relationship building.
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• Providing clear, practical advice in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
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Preferred Skills

Experience within a professional services or similarly regulated environment would be advantageous, as would knowledge of data protection, intellectual property, public sector contracting and broader commercial risk management.

Flexible working, a supportive and inclusive culture, strong development opportunities and an excellent benefits package are on offer.