Associate | Commercial Contracts + Privacy | 2+ PQE

LegalVision; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LegalVision, a market disruptor in legal services, seeks a UK qualified lawyer with 2+ PQE to join their Commercial and Privacy team. You will handle diverse client matters including contracts, GDPR advice, and corporate governance, in a supportive and dynamic environment with opportunities for remote work.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus sick and maternity pay

Private health insurance after probation

Annual learning and development budget

Team socials and events

Welcoming office environment

Qualifications

• 2+ PQE in commercial and privacy law.
• Experience in managing workflows in high volume environments.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and reviewing various commercial contracts.
• Advising on GDPR and UK consumer laws.

Skills

Attention to detail

Business acumen

Client service orientation

Efficient workflow management

Adaptability

Collaboration

Optimism

Education

UK qualified lawyer

Job description

LegalVision is a market disruptor in the commercial legal services industry. Our mission is to power the success of every LegalVision is an award winning market disruptor in the legal industry. Our mission is to power the success of every business by delivering legal support that is proactive, affordable and commercial. We have assisted thousands of businesses across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and are just getting started.

With a focus on client satisfaction, innovation, and a collaborative culture, we offer lawyers a dynamic alternative to traditional private practice. At LegalVision, you’ll work on diverse matters, grow your skills, and make a real difference to your clients' businesses, all within a supportive environment. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a 2+ PQE UK qualified lawyer to join our Commercial and Privacy team. In this position, you will assist our growing number of diverse clients with a varied range of commercial, privacy and general corporate work. LegalVision’s clients operate in a range of industries, including SaaS/IT, healthcare, e-commerce, construction and recruitment. Our ideal candidate has a strong grasp of the UK’s data protection legislation (including the UK GDPR), as well as consumer laws.

This position is ideal for a mid-level lawyer with broad commercial and privacy law expertise. You should have experience in efficiently managing workflows and matters in a fast paced, high volume environment, and effectively communicating directly with clients.

We'd love for the successful candidate to be based in our Manchester office, but we're happy to consider remote work options for the right person.

How You'll Help Clients

• Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, e-commerce documents, IT and software contracts, IP and licensing agreements, contractor agreements and referral agreements.
• Drafting and reviewing privacy policies and internal privacy manuals.
• Advising on the GDPR, including responding to data subject access requests, data breaches, controller/processor arrangements, and AI implications.
• Advising on UK consumer laws.
• Advising on company structuring, and preparing articles of association and shareholder agreements.
• Assisting clients with general corporate governance, such as share splits, share issues and transfers.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified: A UK qualified lawyer with demonstrated experience in assisting commercial clients in a variety of commercial, privacy, and general corporate matters.
• Attentive: Brilliant attention to detail; nothing ever slips through the cracks.
• Efficient: Prioritises effectively; focuses on what matters; works productively.
• Commercial: Demonstrates business acumen; cares about business growth (including helping to grow LegalVision further).
• Collaborative: Gets a kick out of working with smart, fun and passionate people and learning from them.
• Adaptable: Grasps new concepts quickly; improves every day; goes with the flow.
• Service Orientated: Loves assisting clients and providing an amazing experience.
• Optimistic: Sees the best in situations; is solutions focused; never gives up.

The Perks

• Fast-paced startup environment with accelerated growth opportunities for high performers.
• Welcoming office environment in Ancoats, and flexible work options.
• 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), enhanced maternity pay, plus contractual sick pay, paid volunteering, and birthday leave.
• Private health insurance (post probation).
• Annual budget to spend on external learning and development.
• Regular team socials and events.

Apply Today!

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you!

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will close once the role is filled, so apply early to avoid missing out.

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