In-House Commercial Lawyer (Remote)

We are actively seeking a Commercial Lawyer with direct experience providing counsel on commercial contracts and transactional deal work. This is in-house remote opportunity with our technology client. Introduction Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers work on a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients, such as complex licensing agreements, intellectual property, employment counseling, compliance policy creation, and M&A transactions. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Epiq Counsel takes the time and attention to understand each lawyer’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with compelling engagement opportunities with leading law departments across the globe. We are actively seeking Commercial Contracts Lawyers located anywhere in the United Kingdom with the following qualifications: 5 years PQE in commercial law but must have at least 5 years experience in in-house commercial contracts work. Qualified solicitor in England. LLM/JD from an accredited institution. Demonstrated expertise in drafting, negotiating, and advising on a variety of contracts, including NDAs, RFPs, MSAs, and GFAs, with an emphasis on cross-border transactions. Proven experience handling contracts across multiple jurisdictions, including knowledge of UK, EU, and international regulatory environments. Exposure to GDPR and data protection laws, with experience in identifying and addressing related contractual issues. Strong business acumen and the ability to provide commercially pragmatic legal advice. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model. Support our corporate client on the following: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Master Services Agreements (MSAs), and General Framework Agreements (GFAs), Technology Agreements, Supply Chain Contracts, and Strategic Partnership Arrangements. Provide expert legal advice on cross-border contracts, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulatory requirements in jurisdictions such as the UK, Netherlands, China, etc. Conduct issue spotting for GDPR and other data protection compliance matters, ensuring appropriate contractual provisions are included. Support high-value transactional work and deal-making, including contract structuring and post-deal advisory. Act as a trusted legal partner to the business, ensuring all contractual arrangements align with organisational objectives and compliance standards. Stay updated on international trade regulations and data protection laws, ensuring contracts adhere to relevant legal frameworks. Benefits Fully remote Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement. Paid holiday Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Application Information Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application. It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. [FP1] I updated the boilerplate to have more marketing flare. Please let me know your thoughts/revise as you see appropriate.