Associate Director – Commercial

Taylor Root Dusseldorf; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services organisation in London is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join their in-house legal team. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years PQE and substantial experience negotiating and advising on commercial contracts. This dynamic role offers hybrid working and the chance to engage on various projects across the business, making it suitable for adaptable and persuasive individuals. An excellent salary and benefits package is also on offer.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Benefits package

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a commercial lawyer from a top tier City law firm or in-house.
• Demonstrable experience of negotiating and advising across a range of commercial contracts.
• Experience within a professional services environment or similar.

Responsibilities

• Support internal business functions across service lines.
• Provide commercial and facilitative advice on key projects.
• Negotiate, draft, and advise on contracts including engagement agreements and supplier agreements.

Skills

Negotiating and drafting commercial contracts

Ability to provide commercial advice

Versatile and adaptable

Excellent communication skills

Education

Qualified lawyer with over 8 years’ PQE

Job description

Leading professional services organisation seeks Associate Director to join their highly skilled in‑house legal team in London.

An opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team, in a varied role supporting all levels of the organisation across service lines and the full range of internal business functions. It will be to engage on both the client and supplier side, providing commercial and facilitative advice with the opportunity to be the legal lead on firm‑wide projects, working closely with the business.

Offering interesting and broad spread of project work (software development, systems integration, business transformation) and client contracts (engagement agreements, MSAs, GFAs), including tech, software, licensing, outsourcing, government and public sector agreements, tenders, RFP responses, supplier agreements and AI.

You will have over 8 years’ PQE and proven experience as a commercial lawyer from a top tier City law firm and/or in‑house. In addition, you will have demonstrable experience of negotiating, drafting and advising across a range of commercial contracts, preferably within a professional services environment or similar.

The ideal candidate will be versatile, efficient, credible, persuasive, with the ability to prioritise and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast‑paced environment.

Hybrid working, excellent salary and benefits package on offer.

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