We are looking for a Legal Adviser to join our UK in-house legal team within our Legal & Contracting function.
In this role, you will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to our sales teams and support the business on a broad range of legal matters.
With a strong focus on IT outsourcing, you will play a key role in advising on bid strategies and contracting approaches, helping to drive successful commercial outcomes while effectively managing risk.
What you’ll do
* Provide legal advice and guidance to the business to minimise commercial exposure
* Negotiate and draft agreements with customers and suppliers across both public and private sectors
* Advise on bid strategies, contractual frameworks, and deal structuring for complex outsourcing opportunities
* Develop and maintain internal legal standards and policies
* Take ownership of the delivery of significant business focused projects/deliverables to defined targets
* Liaise with colleagues to ensure best practice and drive continual improvement and internal training
* Make decisions which impact on the success of assigned business matters i.e. results, deadlines and budget
* Act as an ambassador for Computacenter
* Ensure compliance with information security policies and report any risks or incidents
* Build strong relationships across the business and act as a trusted legal partner
* Manage and implement projects relevant to specialist area including risk management
* Assess situations, issues and opportunities and elevate when appropriate
What you’ll need
* UK qualified solicitor with 5+ years PQE (or equivalent) with in-house experience in a fast‑paced sales environment
* Experience working on outsourcing agreements, preferably acting on behalf of an IT supplier to both private sector and public sector customers
* Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
* Enthusiastic and self‑motivated with a willing, helpful attitude
* Proven experience in linking legal issues in a business and industry context and ensuring that legal and compliance issues are taken into consideration and fully complied with
* Excellent written and oral and negotiation skills with good attention to detail
* Experience of managing key stakeholders and communicating pragmatic legal advice across the business
* Ability to work independently and also to be part of a team
* A calm professional manner, even during times of rapid change
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