Commercial Contracts Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Commercial Contracts Lawyer for a 3-month role in the West Midlands, with potential for extension. The position involves providing legal advice, negotiating contracts, and handling procurement work. Ideal candidates will have local authority experience and an understanding of construction contracts. This role offers remote working opportunities and is open to applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Previous local authority experience.
• Experience in commercial law is essential.
• Desirable to have construction contract experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on contractual matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and amend commercial contracts.
• Handle routine contractual and procurement work.
• Manage complex contractual matters.

Skills

Contractual matters

Drafting and reviewing contracts

Negotiating commercial contracts

Public sector experience

Construction contract experience

Job description

West Midlands
£55-60 per hour
Remote working

Sellick Partnership is recruiting to a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join a small and friendly team in a local authority within the West Midlands. The role is initially for 3 months, pending permanent recruitment, however, there is a possibility for this to be extended.

The successful Commercial Contracts Lawyer will have previous local authority experience undertaking a range of commercial matters. Day to day responsibilities of the Commercial Contracts Lawyer will include:

• Providing legal advice in relation to contractual matters
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and amending commercial contracts
• Routine contractual and procurement work
• Complex matters
• Construction contract experience is desirable

Previous public sector experience is desirable, although experience gained from Private Practice or other sectors can still be considered.

We encourage interested applicants to apply immediately to be considered for shortlisting. You can do so by contacting Natalie Delaney in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.