Commercial Lawyer @ Financial service company
hace 7 días
City of London
This is a Commercial Counsel role within a large, international professional services business, supporting operations across the UK and Europe. You’ll join a well-established in-house legal function and work closely with the business to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused legal support across a broad range of matters. The Role This is a broad commercial contracts role with exposure to a wide range of legal areas, including technology, data privacy, and insurance-related agreements. Key responsibilities include: • Advising the business on a wide range of commercial legal matters, • Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including supplier, client and partnership contracts, • Supporting on IT and technology agreements (including SaaS and software licensing), • Advising on data protection, privacy and information security matters (UK & EU GDPR), • Supporting insurance-related agreements and documentation where required, • Advising on marketing, IP and general business law issues, • Delivering training and supporting the development of internal policies and processes, • Working closely with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, • Supporting general legal queries arising across the business Team & Structure • Part of a broader Legal, Risk & Compliance function, • Reporting into the Head of Commercial Legal (UK & Europe), • Collaborative team environment with opportunities to contribute to process improvement and internal initiatives Candidate Profile • UK-qualified lawyer, • Approx. 1–4 PQE (flexible), • Background in private practice and/or in-house within a commercial legal team Key skills: • Strong grounding in commercial contracts, • Understanding of data privacy and technology-related agreements, • Commercial awareness and pragmatic approach, • Strong drafting and negotiation skills, • Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across the business Desirable: • Insurance or financial services exposure, • Experience with IP, data protection or cross-border matters What This Role Offers • Broad exposure across multiple legal disciplines, • Opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders, • Involvement in technology, data and commercial projects, • A structured but collaborative in-house legal environment