Commercial Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the West Midlands is seeking a locum Commercial Contracts Lawyer for a 4-month contract. The role involves managing commercial contracts and procurement projects, with a competitive daily rate of circa £350. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with public sector experience, particularly in higher education.

Qualifications

• Experience in the public sector, ideally higher education.
• Experience managing high-value commercial contracts.
• Recent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Handling a broad range of work including commercial contracts and procurement projects.
• Managing the preparation, negotiation, and review of key commercial contracts.
• Negotiating and drafting contracts in consultation with colleagues.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Procurement projects

Charity law

Regulatory compliance

Data protection

Safeguarding

Equality issues

Student-related matters

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

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We are currently working in partnership with a University based in the West Midlands, who are looking for a locum Commercial Contracts Lawyer on a 4-month contract.

They are looking for someone to start in July, attend office on an ad-hoc basis, and are offering a daily rate of circa £350 per day, which can be negotiated based on candidate experience and PQE.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor with experience working within the public sector, ideally within higher education.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Handling a broad range of work including commercial contracts and procurement projects, charity law, regulatory/compliance matters, data protection, research projects, safeguarding, equality issues, and student-related matters
• Managing the preparation, negotiation and review of key commercial contracts, including NDAs, research agreements and consultancy agreements
• Negotiating and drafting contracts in consultation with colleagues across Academic and Professional Services departments in order to fully support the teaching and research undertaken by the University

Experience required:

• Experience required in the public sector, ideally Higher Education
• Experience managing high-value commercial contracts

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

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