A very well-established PLC organisation is looking to recruit a Seniormercial Lawyer on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract. This is a newly created role. The business is going through some really exciting and progressive change which you will be right at the heart of.
You will report directly to the General Counsel for UK&I, and as Seniormercial Lawyer, you will play a key role in supporting aplex, fast‑paced business by providing pragmatic,mercially focused legal advice across the full contract lifecycle. The role has a strong emphasis on advising on client engagements, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to enable growth while managing legal and reputational risk. This is a senior, trusted, advisor role requiring sound judgment, strongmercial instincts and excellent stakeholder management skills, where you will be heavily be supporting on bids, tenders and strategic client relationships. Please see below some other key responsibilities.
Client & Revenue‑Generating Contracts
1. Draft, review and negotiate a wide range ofmercial contracts, including master services agreements, statements of work, framework agreements, terms of business and client-specific contractual arrangements.
2. Advise on risk allocation, liability, indemnities, pricing mechanisms, scope of services and delivery models and professional services engagements.
3. Support bid, tender and RFP processes, providing timely legal input to enablemercial decision-making.
Supplier, Procurement & Outsourcing
4. Advise on supplier and third-party service agreements that support the delivery of project services.
5. Partner with Procurement and Technology teams to ensure contracts appropriately manage operational, financial and regulatory risk.
Business Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement
6. Act as a trusted legal advisor to senior leaders and client-facing teams, developing a strong understanding of service offerings, revenue models andmercial priorities.
7. Provide clear, practical and solutions-focused advice that balances legal risk withmercial objectives.
8. Build strong relationships across the business, embedding Legal as a proactive and value-adding partner.
Risk Management,ernance &pliance
9. Identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risks.
10. Support the development and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks and best practice guidance for client-facing teams.
11. Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise on their impact on service delivery and client engagements.
Legal Function Development
12. Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, contracting efficiency and knowledge sharing across the Legal team.
13. Support and mentor more junior lawyers as appropriate.
14. Deliver training to business stakeholders on contracting, risk awareness and legal developments relevant to project services.
Skills, Experience & QualificationsEssential
15. Qualified solicitor (England & Wales ormonwealth) with 5–8 years post‑qualification experience (guideline only, more experienced profiles will be considered)
16. Strong experience advising onmercial contracts within a professional services, consultancy, technology or similar services-led environment.
17. Demonstrable ability to manageplex contractual negotiations with senior internal and external stakeholders.
18. Demonstrable ability to understandplex data protection issues.
19. Excellent drafting, negotiation andmunication skills.
Desirable
20. In‑house experience within a large or matrixed professional services organisation.
21. Familiarity with confidentiality, IP and regulatory considerationsmonly arising in professional services engagements.
22. Experience supporting bids, tenders and strategic client relationships.
Keypetencies
23. Strongmercial judgment
24. Pragmatic, solutions‑focused mindset
25. Credibility with senior stakeholders
26. Excellent problem‑solving skills
27. Collaborative, calm and resilient under pressure.
This is an exciting role where you can make a genuine difference to a newly created project services function, within a global organisation. You will be a part of a great, collaborative and impressive team, the role will be of a hybrid nature, and you will be paidpetitively. This is an exciting role where you can make a genuine difference to a newly created project services function, within a global organisation. You will be a part of a great, collaborative and impressive team, the role will be of a hybrid nature, and you will be paidpetitively.
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