Job Description
Contracting Solicitor
Flexible on any GTUK location, hybrid working
NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.
Our Office of the General Counsel advises on a wide variety of risk issues that arise in the delivery of professional services across assurance, tax, and advisory areas.
We’re open to flexible working arrangements, including reduced hours and job shares, to help you balance work and life.
Role Overview
We seek a commercial contracts lawyer for our in-house legal team. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Negotiating contracts with clients, including MSAs and public-sector frameworks, and advising on contracts with subcontractors, suppliers, and others.
2. Improving our standard terms of business based on negotiation experiences and issues encountered.
3. Handling various commercial contracting issues, such as:
* Advising on local-country adoption contracts for global frameworks
* Handling agreements with Grant Thornton International member firms
* Managing data-sharing, secondment, and software supply contracts
* Interpreting contractual provisions for colleagues
* Providing legal input on termination clauses, NDAs, tender documents, and disclosure agreements
* Advising on risk management and compliance issues
1. Advising on collaboration, referral, and introduction agreements.
2. Working closely with the General Counsel and risk management teams to support our staff and protect the firm.
Candidate Profile
The minimum requirements are:
* Qualified solicitor or barrister
* Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
* Knowledge of professional liability law
* Understanding of professional services contracting and risk management
* Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
* Proactive attitude and ability to manage conflicting demands
* Excellent communication skills, including drafting contractual terms
Why Join Us
At Grant Thornton, we value diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where everyone can thrive. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions, both professionally and personally.
We support flexible working to help balance your work and life commitments.
Beyond the workplace, you can make a societal impact through secondments, charity work, and supporting entrepreneurs worldwide. Our core values—purposefully driven, actively curious, and candid but kind—guide us in everything we do.
We seek individuals eager to contribute, innovate, and exceed expectations, doing what’s right for the firm, clients, colleagues, and themselves. That’s how it should be.
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