Commercial Contracts Lawyer in London

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract for a Solicitor to undertake a project to review the suite of third-party vendor agreements across the group on a risk-weighted basis, and to update in accordance with regulatory obligations, under DORA and GDPR.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Review, assess and update third-party vendor agreements for the group, prioritising on a risk-weighted basis, to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, particularly DORA and GDPR.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on the interpretation and amendment of vendor agreements, ensuring alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
• Liaise with the third-party risk management team to identify key risk areas and ensure contractual documentation meets business and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, negotiate and arrange execution of updated agreements, amendments and ancillary documentation as required.
• Review and update relevant intergroup agreements.
• Support the legal team with additional legal work as required, which may include general commercial, regulatory or corporate matters.
• Escalate complex or high-risk legal issues as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records of contract reviews, amendments and advice provided.

Skills and Experience

• UK-qualified solicitor or similar qualification.
• At least 4 years of relevant post-qualified experience.
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Exposure to third-party vendor agreements in a regulated environment would be beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant to financial services and or commodities trading.
• Experience with DORA is advantageous.
• Ability to provide clear, practical legal advice to business stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Pragmatic, commercial, reliable, self-driven and motivated.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; personable and able to build effective working relationships.
• Understanding of commodity markets, AI services, business data providers, exchange services, cloud technologies, API services, SaaS and consultancy delivery models would be beneficial.
• Familiarity with international data transfer requirements across the US, UK, and EU.
• Ability to challenge standard technology service agreements (including SaaS) and draft or negotiate amendments.
• Experience in creating and maintaining a contract knowledge base to support monitoring, break clauses, renewals and negotiations.

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