Senior Commercial Lawyer

Lusona Consultancy; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Commercial/Technology Lawyer to join their Group Commercial Legal Services team. This exciting role offers the chance to work on a variety of client-facing agreements and commercial contracts, particularly in the technology and AI sectors. You will be integral in ensuring compliance with global risk policies while supporting the firm’s strategic commercial activities. With the flexibility of hybrid working, this position is ideal for a qualified solicitor with a passion for commercial law and technology. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will make a significant impact!

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ post-qualification experience as a solicitor.
• Significant experience in reviewing commercial client agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial contracting support for strategic activities.
• Draft agreements and templates for new client-facing products.

Skills

Commercial Contracting

Negotiation Skills

Intellectual Property Rights

Data Protection

Confidentiality

Information Security

Legal Drafting

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

This is a new opening for a Senior Commercial/Technology Lawyer to join a global law firm as an In-House Lawyer. The role could be based in various locations including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Belfast, Manchester, or Leeds and also offers hybrid working.

This position sits within the Group Commercial Legal Services team, part of the General Counsel's Office, and is a permanent appointment.

Responsibilities:

• Providing commercial contracting support to the firm in relation to its strategic commercial activities and projects.
• Assisting with the design, delivery, development, and negotiation of client-facing agreements and commercial schedules.
• Drafting standard agreements and templates related to the firm’s development of new client-facing products, offerings, and solutions.
• Drafting specific provisions for inclusion in standard letters of engagement and drafting standard or bespoke end-user license agreements for third-party technologies.
• Supporting contracts with third-party partners, service and solutions providers, ensuring compliance with the firm’s global risk policies.
• Providing commercial contracting support for non-standard commercial contracts, including:
• Client panel terms relating to the provision of services or solutions by adjacent professional services or solutions teams.
• Complex client agreements based on client-generated terms.
• Complex agreements with third parties based on third-party generated terms.

Qualifications:

• Qualified solicitor with 7 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Significant experience of reviewing commercial client agreements.
• Experience dealing with technology and AI-related contracts, including issues relating to intellectual property rights, data protection, confidentiality, and information security.
• Experience on contracts relating to licensing, software as a service, platform as a service, managed services, agency arrangements, subcontracting, and white labeling is beneficial.

To find out more, please contact Jill Cowan at 07931 811 330 or email [e-mail].

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type:

Full-time

Job Function:

Legal

Industries:

Legal Services and Law Practice