Associate - Tech Transactions (Senior) - 6 month FTC

BIRD & BIRD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Associate for their Technology Transactions team in London. This six-month contract role will support complex technology projects and daily contracting for clients affected by technology. Ideal candidates will have experience in technology-related work and proven negotiation skills. The firm offers competitive salary benefits, performance-related bonuses, and flexible working options to support personal development and a good work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive market-led salary

Performance-related bonus scheme

Family-friendly policies and health schemes

Flexible benefits package

Award-winning development programmes

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work across a broad range of matters.
• Ability to manage aspects of complex matters and clients.
• Experience in technology-related work is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support complex technology related projects.
• Handle day-to-day contracting requirements.
• Work with clients undergoing technological changes.

Skills

Technology related work (software licensing, cloud/SaaS agreements)

Negotiation skills

Experience in Retail & Consumer sector

Experience in Financial Services sector

Experience in Aviation & Defence sector

Experience in Technology-related sectors

Job description

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We are looking to recruit a Senior Associate to join the Technology Transactions team within our Commercial Practice Group in the London office on a six-month fixed term contract.

Due to the current demands within our Tech Transactions team, we are looking for an associate to support both complex technology related projects and the day to day contracting requirements of companies being changed by technology or providing technology products and services.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will need to understand and have experience of technology related work (e.g. software licensing, cloud/SaaS agreements, outsourcing agreements, AI contracts) as well as general commercial contracting experience.

What you'll bring

• Flexibility, comfortable working across a broad range of matters.
• The ability to manage aspects of complex matters and clients, with proven negotiation skills.
• Ideally, candidates will have had exposure to working in one or more of the following key sectors: Retail & Consumer, Financial Services, Aviation & Defence and/or Technology-related sectors.

What's in it for you

• Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best. Supporting you, our business and our clients in a flexible way.
• Progress your career and personal development with our award-winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
• Equip yourself with a board range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
• Competitive, market-led salary and bonus structure
• Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes.

We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work.

We see 'winning work' as significantly different to the day-to-day business development activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.

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Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.

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