Interim Commercial Contracts & Risk Lawyer — Hybrid

Flex Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex Legal seeks an experienced lawyer for an interim role in London, embedded in the Risk & Compliance function. You will advise on contracts, regulatory matters, data privacy, and broader business risk, supporting a range of stakeholders during a busy period.

The role requires 2+ years PQE with强 experience in a law firm Risk & Compliance or GC team, and strong negotiation of client terms. Hybrid, 2–3 days in office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years' post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house risk/compliance.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating client engagement terms and related documentation.
• Solid understanding of data protection principles and confidentiality obligations.

Responsibilities

• Review and advise on requests to vary engagement terms, identifying risks.
• Draft, update and negotiate terms of business and client-facing docs.
• Advise on risk and compliance issues in client onboarding and ongoing matters.
• Provide pragmatic guidance on compliance-related matters to partners and stakeholders.
• Support data protection and confidentiality queries tied to engagements.
• Collaborate with Risk & Compliance to ensure regulatory obligations are met.

Skills

Risk & Compliance

Contract review

Data protection

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified lawyer (PQE)

Job description

Flex Legal seeks an experienced lawyer for an interim role in London, embedded in the Risk & Compliance function. You will advise on contracts, regulatory matters, data privacy, and broader business risk, supporting a range of stakeholders during a busy period.

The role requires 2+ years PQE with强 experience in a law firm Risk & Compliance or GC team, and strong negotiation of client terms. Hybrid, 2–3 days in office.