Commercial Solicitor
Softcat plc
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Job summary
Softcat plc in Manchester is seeking a commercial solicitor to join its in-house Legal team. You will provide pragmatic, commercial, jargon-free advice on customer and supplier contracts, including data processing provisions.
Based in our friendly Manchester office with hybrid working, you will review, draft, and negotiate contracts, support training, and help develop precedents to support colleagues across the business.
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in commercial law and practical experience with customer and supplier contracts.
- Experience advising on data protection provisions and data processing/sharing agreements.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage a own caseload with limited supervision.
Responsibilities
- Reviewing and negotiating customer contracts based on amendments to our standard terms or customer terms and conditions
- Reviewing and negotiating supplier and distributor contracts
- Creating bespoke contracts where required e.g. referral agreements
- Advising on AOR and other credit arrangements
- Delivering contract and mandatory regulatory training to account managers and the supplier/partner management team
- Providing ad hoc legal advice e.g. trademark queries and advice on termination of contracts
- Supporting members of the team
- Supporting the development of our precedents and process improvements
Skills
Education
Job description
Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive,collaborativeand innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate,and collaborative team?
Join our Legal team
This an exciting opportunity to join the in-house legal team at Softcat. We are a friendly and supportive team based in Softcat's Manchester office but we work closely with colleagues across all our offices and across different areas of the business. We cover a range of commercial work across our private and public sector customer base and the corresponding supplier and distribution network.
Success. The Softcat Way.
Softcat is a £1billion+ technology solutions business and trusted partner to names like Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe. Offering a growing portfolio of services including software licensing, cyber security, and IT infrastructure, we give our technical teams the tools and support to make exciting things happen. This is where to achieve more for your career.
The continuing success and expansion of the business means the Legal team are becoming increasingly busy. We are looking for a commercial solicitor who can provide pragmatic, commercial and jargon-free legal advice to colleagues at all levels of the business.
You will need to have a strong foundation in commercial law and practical experience of providing advice on, and the negotiation of, customer and supplier contracts (including data processing provisions).
- Reviewing and negotiating customer contracts based on amendments to our standard terms or customer terms and conditions
- Reviewing and negotiating supplier and distributor contracts
- Creating bespoke contracts where required e.g. referral agreements
- Advising on AOR and other credit arrangements
- Delivering contract and mandatory regulatory training to account managers and the supplier/partner management team
- Providing ad hoc legal advice e.g. trademark queries and advice on termination of contracts
- Supporting members of the team
- Supporting the development of our precedents and process improvements
We'd love you to have
- Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with 0 - 2 PQE
- Experience of working with commercial contracts, including drafting, preparation, review and amendment; conducting negotiations; and advising on the effect of legal provisions
- Experience of advising on data protection provisions, including data processing/sharing agreements
- Sound technical understanding of contract and tort law
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confidence to work on own caseload with limited supervision and ability to work under pressure
- Enthusiasm for what we do and a willingness to take responsibility for ensuring legal knowledge is up-to-date and ongoing professional development
- In-house experience (through employment or secondment opportunities) or otherwise able to demonstrate a good understanding of the challenges faced by in-house lawyers and how to overcome them
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
- Hybrid working– 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
- Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives,and embraces every background.
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Anyinformation you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/
Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authenticallyyouas possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:
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