Commercial Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational technology company is seeking an Israel-qualified Commercial lawyer for a 6-month contract, based in Colchester, UK. The role involves providing legal support for product development and sales agreements, along with advising on employment law issues. Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 7 years’ experience and be fluent in Hebrew and English. Join us in a diverse and inclusive environment to help reshape the legal landscape.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of post-qualification relevant legal experience.
• Law firm training with some in-house experience.
• High energy, positive attitude, self-motivated, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to Israel product development teams.
• Counsel HR teams on employment law issues.
• Assist in developing compliance policies and training.

Skills

Legal support on commercial agreements

Understanding employment law

Ability to work in Hebrew and English

Excellent communication skills

Risk-optimized solutions focus

Education

Qualified lawyer in Israel or England & Wales

Job description

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Our customer, a multinational technology company, is looking for an Israel-qualified Commercial lawyer for a 6-month contract role.

Role Description

• Provide legal support to Israel product development teams on software licensing topics.
• Provide legal support to the sales team on commercial agreements, including sales agreements, pricing agreements, and distribution agreements in Israel and potentially other European territories.
• Provide first-line legal support and counseling to Israel HR teams on employment law issues (terminations, employee escalations, employee communications) with support from in-house employment law experts and outside counsel.
• Provide first-line legal support on Israel litigation matters (both general commercial and HR-specific) with support from in-house litigation experts and outside counsel.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and communication of effective policies, processes, and internal training programs.
• Work with the broader EMEA legal team to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, develop/implement corrective action plans, and provide guidance on compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in Israel or England & Wales.
• 7+ years of post-qualification relevant legal experience.
• Law firm training with some in-house experience.
• Ability to work in Hebrew and English.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand complex matters and provide practical advice.
• Ability to focus on pragmatic and risk-optimized solutions.
• High energy, positive attitude, self-motivated, and a team player.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, networking, and influencing skills.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology, and services to law departments and law firms globally. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of over 1,600 legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the US, Europe, UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.

ElevateFlex is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, supporting a new flexible career within the legal industry by matching exceptional legal professionals to client needs through a curated global community and advanced search technology. We are proud to be rated in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, believing that a diverse and inclusive work culture attracts, retains, and celebrates talent. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and help us change the legal landscape.