At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a collaborative legal team, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Company: Leading professional services organisation with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and strong professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Proactive, solutions-focused role with strong stakeholder engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while managing legal risks in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Over 7 years' PQE in commercial contracting, ideally in professional services.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
About the Company
Leading professional services organisation seeks Senior Commercial Legal Counsel to join its highly regarded in-house legal team. The role can be based in London or across the regions, with flexible hybrid working available.
About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative Office of General Counsel in a senior commercial role, working closely with stakeholders across the business to enable growth while managing legal and commercial risk.
Responsibilities
- Offering a broad and high-quality spread of work.
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including master services agreements, public-sector framework agreements, supplier agreements, subcontracting arrangements and third-party agreements.
- Advise on legal and risk issues.
- Work cross-functionally with quality, risk, procurement, ethics, data and other internal teams.
- Support client-facing partners and senior stakeholders on complex commercial matters.
Qualifications
- You will have over 7 years' PQE in commercial contracting ideally gained within a professional services environment.
Required Skills
- Experience of public sector contracting, supplier-side agreements, data protection, intellectual property and wider commercial risk management would be advantageous.
- Pragmatic and commercially minded lawyer with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent drafting ability and the confidence to act as a trusted adviser to the business and be a decision-maker.
- Proactive, credible, solutions-focused and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Flexible hybrid working, a friendly and collegiate team culture, strong professional development opportunities and an excellent benefits package are on offer.
Senior Legal Counsel Commercial in City of London employer: Taylor Root
At Taylor Root, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration in the heart of London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development opportunities and a supportive environment where innovative legal solutions thrive. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your expertise and encourages meaningful contributions to our exciting creative business.
