Legal Executive

Staines Search; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Staines Search is seeking a commercially minded Legal Executive to support the drafting, review and negotiation of a high volume of commercial contracts while helping manage compliance and governance.

Based in London or Kent with hybrid working, the role offers career growth and benefits including private medical insurance, life assurance, and an Employee Assistance Programme within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Law degree (essential).
• Experience in Commercial Contracts.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a high volume of commercial contracts.
• Confident negotiating contractual clauses with clients and external legal teams.
• Strong understanding of contractual risk and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a high volume of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Identifying legal and commercial risks and providing practical recommendations.
• Negotiating contract terms directly with clients, suppliers and legal representatives.
• Managing contract amendments, renewals and variations.
• Supporting compliance activities and helping maintain internal policies and procedures.
• Assisting with governance and regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records and contract documentation.
• Working closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure contractual obligations are met.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation

Risk management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Commercial contracts

Education

Law degree

Job description

Up to £42,000| Hybrid Working| Summer shutdown| Paid Study Support

London or Kent

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional who enjoys working with contracts and managing risk. The role will focus primarily on the review, drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts, alongside supporting a range of compliance and governance activities.

The Role

As Legal Executive, you will play a key role in supporting the business's contractual and compliance requirements by:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a high volume of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Identifying legal and commercial risks and providing practical recommendations.
• Negotiating contract terms directly with clients, suppliers and legal representatives.
• Managing contract amendments, renewals and variations.
• Supporting compliance activities and helping maintain internal policies and procedures.
• Assisting with governance and regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records and contract documentation.
• Working closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure contractual obligations are met.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Law Degree (essential).
• Previous experience in Commercial Contracts
• Demonstrable experience reviewing and negotiating a high volume of commercial contracts.
• Confidence negotiating contractual clauses directly with clients and external legal teams.
• Strong understanding of contractual risk and risk mitigation.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £42,000.
• Flexibility to be based from offices in London or Chatham
• Additional birthday leave.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Collaborative, inclusive and people-focused culture.

Perfect Candidate:

• Must have a Law degree 2:1 and above
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with full ownership of contract lifecycle
• Ideally exposure to JCT and NEC contracts
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management experience