Contracts Advisor - Compliance

QED Legal LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Season ticket loans

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

QED Legal LLP is seeking a Contracts Advisor in its national Risk & Compliance function. The role is hybrid and UK-wide, offering exposure to commercial contracts, legal risk and regulatory compliance across client and supplier agreements.

You will work with Partners and senior stakeholders to provide practical, commercially focused advice and develop contract precedents and playbooks to support governance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating client engagement terms and supplier contracts.
• Ability to identify and manage regulatory and commercial risks within contracts.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and navigating approval processes.
• Excellent drafting, review and negotiation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate client engagement terms, contracts and agreements.
• Advise on outside counsel guidelines, panel terms and standard terms of business.
• Identify and assess legal, regulatory and commercial risks in contracts.
• Support approvals and advise on departures from standard positions.
• Collaborate with Procurement on supplier contracts and service terms.
• Provide practical, commercially focused contract and compliance guidance.

Skills

Contract risk management

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strong communicator

Organisational skills

Job description

Contracts Advisor – Risk & Compliance

UK Wide

Hybrid

We're working with a brilliant leading national UK law firm that is looking to appoint a Contracts Advisor into its established Risk & Compliance team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a contracts professional who enjoys working at the intersection of commercial contracts, legal risk and regulatory compliance, and wants to take ownership of a broad portfolio of client and supplier agreements.

You'll work closely with Partners, senior stakeholders, Procurement and the wider Risk & Compliance function, providing practical, commercially focused advice and helping the firm manage contractual and regulatory risk.

The Role?

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating client engagement terms, contracts and agreements
• Advising on outside counsel guidelines, panel terms, engagement letters and standard terms of business
• Identifying and assessing legal, regulatory and commercial risks within contracts
• Advising stakeholders on departures from standard contractual positions and supporting the relevant approval processes
• Working closely with Procurement on supplier contracts and terms of service
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Partners and internal stakeholders on contractual and compliance queries
• Maintaining and developing contract precedents, playbooks, guidance and contract databases
• Keeping up to date with regulatory developments and market practice
• Providing clear, practical and commercially focused advice that enables the business to move forward

This is a high-profile role with excellent exposure across the firm, offering the opportunity to become a key point of contact for contractual matters.

About You?

We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience in contract review, contract advisory or contract negotiation, whether that's within a law firm, professional services environment or another regulated sector.

You could come from a background such as:

• Legal Contracts
• Commercial Contracts
• Contract Management
• Risk & Compliance
• Legal Operations
• In-house Legal
• Professional Services

You'll ideally have experience with client engagement terms and/or supplier contracts, alongside an understanding of the regulatory or risk considerations that can sit within commercial agreements.

• Commercially minded and pragmatic
• Confident identifying and managing contractual risk
• Comfortable advising senior stakeholders
• Strong in contract drafting, review and negotiation
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal
• Proactive and comfortable working independently

Experience within a law firm or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous, but isn't essential

What's in it for you?

This is a great opportunity to join a high-performing Risk & Compliance function within a progressive and commercially focused national law firm.

You'll have the opportunity to work on a varied range of contracts, gain significant exposure to senior stakeholders and play a key role in supporting the firm's commercial and regulatory objectives.

• Hybrid working - 2 days in office
• Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave - rising with length of service
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket loans
• Employee Assistance programme