Associate Director - Commercial

Taylor Root; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services organisation in London seeks an experienced Associate Director to join their in-house legal team. The role involves engaging on client and supplier sides, providing commercial advice, and leading firm-wide projects. Candidates should have over 8 years' PQE and experience in negotiating and drafting commercial contracts. A hybrid working model and excellent salary and benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Benefits package

Hybrid working

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Engage on client and supplier side providing commercial advice.
• Be the legal lead on firm-wide projects.
• Support all levels of the organisation across service lines.

Skills

Negotiating contracts

Drafting legal documents

Advising on commercial contracts

Ability to adapt

Education

Qualification as a solicitor with over 8 years’ PQE

Job description

Job Details

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. Please note our advertisements use PQE / salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. Please note that your personal information will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.