Associate - Commercial Contracts

We are recruiting for an Associate to join our Digital, Data and Commercial team in Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh. This role is offered on a flexible working basis and would best suit a qualified, junior lawyer between 0-3 year's PQE.

Your Role

As a key addition to the team, day to day you can expect to be involved with:

• Managing a varied caseload, advising a national and international client base on a wide variety of commercial contract matters such as outsourcing, joint ventures, and franchising projects as well as day to day business arrangements, including agreements for the supply of goods and services, framework contracts and standard terms and conditions
• Advising clients across a broad range of sectors from financial services, retail, leisure, future energy and the public sector
• Collaborating closely with team members across our locations, including Partners, to meet tight deadlines and manage project work
• Supporting and supervising Trainees and Paralegals within the team
• Taking an active role in business development nurturing both existing and new client relationships

Your Skills and Experience

• A qualified Solicitor NQ-3 year's PQE with previous experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
• Previous experience working with clients across our key sectors such as future energy, retail and/or public sector is desirable
• A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines
• Commercially aware with enthusiasm for business development and an appetite for keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in your practice area and sector focus
• A keen understanding of clients' business needs and acting in the best interest of the firm and the client
• An ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture
• A proactive and analytical approach, with strong drafting, communication and organisational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively

Your Team

Our large commercial team advises FTSE 100 and 250 clients from all our office locations making us one of the few firms to truly offer a UK wide commercial service.

We have an excellent national and international practice undertaking the highest quality commercial work for many of the UK's leading businesses across our key focus sectors. We provide full service commercial advice, which includes collaboration agreements and commercial joint ventures, data protection and privacy, export controls and sanctions, franchising and international development, public procurement, technology procurement, licensing, development, sponsorships and promotions, and supply, distribution and agency agreements.