Senior Commercial Counsel (Remote) - Tech & SaaS Contracts

Lightfoot; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightfoot is seeking a commercially minded lawyer to provide pragmatic legal support across the business, with a strong emphasis on commercial contracts and customer/supplier agreements. You will draft, review and negotiate a range of agreements and work closely with stakeholders to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.

The role offers flexibility to work remotely or from Exeter, with a flexible part-time pattern to be agreed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualification experience in commercial law.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on commercial agreements.
• Experience advising on customer and supplier relationships and managing contractual risk.
• Ability to provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice to non-legal stakeholders.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary legal partner to sales and account management teams through to signature.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Advise on key contractual provisions including liability, warranties and indemnities.
• Identify risks in customer contracts and provide pragmatic guidance.
• Own and improve standard templates and contracting processes to scale the business.
• Support data protection terms and AI-related contractual provisions.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

In-house experience

Data protection terms

Tools

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

Lightfoot is seeking a commercially minded lawyer to provide pragmatic legal support across the business, with a strong emphasis on commercial contracts and customer/supplier agreements. You will draft, review and negotiate a range of agreements and work closely with stakeholders to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.

The role offers flexibility to work remotely or from Exeter, with a flexible part-time pattern to be agreed.