Elevate Flexible Legal Resourcing is seeking a highly skilled and commercially astute Commercial Lawyer to join one of our customer (a leading organisation in the public sector technology space), on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is ideal for a qualified legal professional with experience in negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly within the public sector and telecoms/technology industries.
You’ll be supporting high-value transactions, advising on legal risk, and helping shape strategic initiatives across a dynamic and fast-paced business environment.
Requirements:
* UK-qualified lawyer with 2+ years PQE (or equivalent relevant experience).
* Strong background in commercial contracts, ideally within Telecoms/Technology sectors.
* Experience with public sector procurement and CCS frameworks is highly desirable.
* Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal issues.
* Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
* Security clearance (BPSS, SC, DV) is a plus but not essential.
* Pragmatic, solution-oriented, and commercially aware.
Key Responsibilities:
* Act as lead legal advisor on complex and high-value commercial contracts with public and private sector clients.
* Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements including SaaS, vendor, sponsorship, and framework contracts.
* Provide pragmatic legal advice that balances contractual risk with commercial opportunity.
* Collaborate with bid teams and engage directly with customer legal representatives.
* Support contract lifecycle management, including dispute resolution and regulatory updates.
* Ensure compliance with internal governance, legal policies, and industry regulations.
* Liaise with external legal providers and internal stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
* Contribute to legal strategy and transformation projects across the business.
About Elevate
Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.
ElevateFlex, our flexible resourcing capability, defines and supports a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our customers through a curated global community and advanced, technology-enabled search. We’re proud to be ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global for Flexible Legal Resourcing.
Our Vision
A world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.
Equitability and Inclusion are central to ElevateFlex’s success. We celebrate diversity and empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work. We know that diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and is simply good business.
We invite you to apply and become part of the ElevateFlex Team, help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.