Commercial Solicitor

Softcat plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Manchester is looking for a commercial solicitor with 0 - 2 PQE to join their growing Legal team. The successful candidate will provide pragmatic legal advice, negotiate customer and supplier contracts, and support contract management processes. This role offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and benefits such as extra holidays for special occasions.

Benefits

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Extra holiday on birthday

Incentive trips

Technology vouchers

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• 0 - 2 PQE in commercial law.
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Comfortable providing legal advice across various topics.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate customer and supplier contracts.
• Create bespoke contracts as required.
• Deliver contract and mandatory regulatory training to account managers.

Skills

Commercial contracts negotiation

Data protection provisions

Organisational skills

Contract law

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Solicitor qualified in England and Wales

Job description

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and 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.

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

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. Any information 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 authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Holiday

Two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas

Trips

Opportunity to qualify for Director hosted (often michelin star) lunches as well as half and full year incentive trips to places all over the world

Vouchers

Technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discount card

Partner/family Benefits

Option to add your partner/family to some of the benefits

Access to Perklife, our dedicated portal for all perks and flexible benefits

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support

Two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas