Legal Counsel - NQ to 2 PQE - East Midlands (hybrid)

BCL Legal In-House; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in the East Midlands is seeking an NQ to 2 PQE commercial lawyer to join their collegiate legal team. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating B2B commercial contracts, advising on bids, and assisting in various legal areas including GDPR and Employment law. This opportunity provides an excellent environment for career progression, with a hybrid working policy requiring some office presence.

Qualifications

• NQ to 2 years PQE experience in commercial law.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating B2B commercial contracts.
• Understanding of GDPR, Corporate M&A, Employment, Litigation.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with key customers and suppliers.
• Advise the business on bids and tenders.
• Assist on various legal areas including GDPR and Employment law.
• Manage key stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Drafting commercial contracts

Reviewing commercial contracts

Negotiating commercial contracts

Advising on bids and tenders

Job description

Overview

We are working with a large, well known, well established business in the East Midlands, who are seeking a NQ to 2 PQE commercial lawyer to take on a varied, generalist commercial contracts lawyer role.

Responsibilities

• drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts with key customers and suppliers;
• advising the business on bids and tenders;
• assisting on a variety of different areas including GDPR, Corporate M&A, Employment, Litigation;
• managing key stakeholders

About the role

This is a brilliant opportunity for a lawyer with experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating B2B commercial contracts to move into a collegiate legal team in an exciting sector. If you're working in private practice, it is a great environment for a first in-house move, or if you're already working in house, then the sector, the learning / development, and team is something that would certainly help progress your career as an in-house lawyer.

Working arrangements

The business operates a hybrid working policy and there is a requirement for some office contact in the East Midlands HQ.