Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career. MORE THAN YOU EXPECTED Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. Personal, proactive, and agile. Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. The Office of General Counsel is Grant Thornton UK's legal function, comprising two sub teams – Disputes and Contracts. The Contracts Team works with all of GT's service lines and business functions to enable growth whilst managing risk across all our commercial relationships. We work closely with our client-facing colleagues to help deliver the best outcomes for our firm and our clients. We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life. A look into the role As a Senior Commercial Legal Counsel within our Office of General Counsel, you will: manage and deliver our core support to the service lines: drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with key clients, including master services agreements and public-sector framework agreements, and key suppliers, subcontractors and third parties, ensuring risks are appropriately identified and managedlead our relationships with key stakeholders across given service lines and support functionswork cross-functionally with the firm's other Quality and Risk teams, client-facing partners and staff on legal issues and emerging risks faced by the firm's businessmanage and develop our team to maximise performance and realise potential, actively seeking to improve ways of working (e.g. augmenting legal advice delivery via AI tools)act as a decision maker, a subject matter expert for core areas of expertise, an escalation point for junior team members, supervising junior team members where requiredhelp protect the firm whilst enabling it to deliver excellent services to our clients. Knowing you're right for us Joining us as a Senior Commercial Legal Counsel, the minimum criteria you'll need is to be a qualified lawyer with significant commercial contracting experience gained within a regulated professional services business. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'll help you develop along the way. extensive experience of the legal and risk management issues faced by professional services businessesexperience of supplier-side public sector contractingknowledge of adjacent areas of law, such as data protection, intellectual property etc.proven track record of collaborating effectively with related teams/functions (e.g. procurement, financial crime, ethics, data office)a pragmatic and commercial, solutions-based approacha self-starting attitude and the ability to manage conflicting demandsexcellent verbal and written communication skills, including the drafting of contractual termsKnowing we're right for youEmbracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. We're also committed to supporting you through different life stages, with a range of family friendly and wider leave policies. You can find full details of our reward, benefits and leave policies on our website: The things you do, and the people you're with outside of work matter, that's why we're happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we'll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you'll be giving back to society. We're looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. LI-SB1SummaryLocation: LondonType: Full time
Commercial Legal counsel (Contract) in London employer: Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff while working with a diverse portfolio of large corporate clients in a globally connected environment. The flexible working options further enhance the work-life balance, making it a rewarding place to build your career in tax advisory.
