Legal Contract Risk Advisor

Sellick Partnership; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Strong wider benefits package

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting an experienced Legal & Contractual Risk Advisor to support major public-sector and government organisations. You will draft, review and negotiate complex contracts, determine insurance and risk requirements, and work with cross-functional teams to manage contractual risk.

The role focuses on commercial contracts, procurement and risk allocation, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder advisory and negotiation with suppliers.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with ~6+ years' PQE.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience in public sector, government, procurement or regulated environment.
• Understanding of contractual risk, including liability, indemnities and insurance.
• Experience advising on tenders, procurement exercises or supplier contracts.
• Confident negotiating terms directly with suppliers and counterparties.
• Knowledge of commercial insurance clauses is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial contracts on behalf of public-sector and government clients.
• Draft bespoke provisions covering risk allocation, liability, indemnities and insurance requirements.
• Determine appropriate contractual and insurance requirements for suppliers and bidders.
• Review tender and procurement documentation and advise on contractual risk.
• Negotiate contractual and insurance provisions with suppliers and their legal representatives.
• Advise on liability caps, indemnities, waivers and other risk-transfer mechanisms.
• Review supplier responses and proposed amendments to contractual and insurance requirements.
• Work closely with legal, procurement, commercial, finance, risk and project teams.
• Provide clear, practical advice on contractual risk and supplier compliance.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder communication

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister

Job description

Legal Contract Risk Advisor

£90,000 - £105,000

Bristol (hybrid working)

Permanent, Full Time

Sellick Partnership is partnered with a leading professional services organisation to recruit an experienced Legal & Contractual Risk Advisor into a specialist advisory team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial or public-sector lawyer with strong contract drafting and negotiation experience to work across commercial contracts, procurement, contractual risk and insurance.

The role will support major public-sector and government organisations, helping them develop and negotiate contracts with suppliers delivering major projects and services.

You will be responsible for drafting contracts and bespoke clauses around risk, liability and insurance, determining the requirements suppliers need to meet and negotiating these provisions with suppliers and their legal representatives.

The role would suit a lawyer from a public-sector, government, procurement, commercial contracts or regulated environment. Experience with contractual risk, insurance or risk allocation would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial contracts on behalf of public-sector and government clients.
• Draft bespoke provisions covering risk allocation, liability, indemnities and insurance requirements.
• Determine appropriate contractual and insurance requirements for suppliers and bidders.
• Review tender and procurement documentation and advise on contractual risk.
• Negotiate contractual and insurance provisions with suppliers and their legal representatives.
• Advise on liability caps, indemnities, waivers and other risk-transfer mechanisms.
• Review supplier responses and proposed amendments to contractual and insurance requirements.
• Work closely with legal, procurement, commercial, finance, risk and project teams.
• Provide clear, practical advice on contractual risk and supplier compliance.

What we're looking for:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with approximately 6+ years' PQE.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience within public sector, government, procurement or a regulated environment would be highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of contractual risk, including liability, indemnities, insurance and supplier obligations.
• Experience advising on tenders, procurement exercises or supplier contracts.
• Confidence negotiating contractual terms directly with suppliers and counterparties.
• Some knowledge of commercial insurance and insurance clauses would be beneficial, but is not essential.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to provide practical advice to senior stakeholders.

What's in it for you?

• £90,000 - £105,000 salary.
• Hybrid working with up to three days working from home.
• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays.
• Strong wider benefits package.
• Exposure to major government and public-sector organisations, including complex projects and procurement exercises.
• A varied role combining commercial contracts, public-sector procurement, contractual risk and insurance.
• Opportunity to develop your career within a specialist advisory environment.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.