We’re proud to be working with the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace! Our client is currently seeking a Senior Commercial Solicitor to join their London team. You will play a key role in providing legal support across commercial and technology matters.
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity providing support to the Head of Commercial and Head of Legal. You will provide commercial support to senior management, the firm’s committees, a range of internal departments (including Procurement) and subsidiaries and overseas offices. You will also play a pivotal role on cross functional projects across IT and operations.
* Provide pragmatic, risk-based legal advice on commercial contract matters to senior management, committees, internal teams, subsidiaries, and overseas offices.
* Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial and technology contracts, including software licences, SaaS, outsourcing, consultancy, data transfer, and AI agreements.
* Deliver legal and regulatory advice to senior management and committees.
* Manage stakeholder expectations on complex, cross-market projects, and lead project teams when required.
* Instruct and oversee external solicitors and advisers.
* Keep clients and senior leaders updated on the progress of ongoing matters.
* A qualified solicitor with a minimum of 5 - 6+ years’ PQE.
* Applications welcome from both private practice and in-house backgrounds.
* Proven ability to hit the ground running on data and technology contracts, including:
* Strong expertise in IT/IP law, commercial law, contract law, data protection law, and the UK’s financial services regulatory framework.
* In-depth knowledge of contract law, software licences, SaaS, and AI agreements, data transfer agreements and NDAs
* Experience of working with Procurement teams on supplier and outsourcing contracts
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Legal
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