Senior Commercial Lawyer

QED Legal Recruitment Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote UK

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Job summary

QED Legal Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Commercial Lawyer for a fully remote role, offering exposure to diverse commercial matters and direct client contact. You will draft, review and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including technology, procurement and outsourcing agreements, advising on risk and commercial strategy.

You will work autonomously across sectors, building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders while delivering pragmatic, commercially minded legal

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Exposure to technology contracts, IT, procurement or outsourcing matters.
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach to legal advice.
• Ability to manage matters independently and build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the flexibility to work across different businesses and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to clients.
• Take ownership of matters from instruction through to completion.
• Work across a range of commercial matters including contracts, tech, procurement and data/IP.

Skills

Commercial contracts drafting

Technology contracts & IT

Procurement & outsourcing

Client advisory

Strong communication

Job description

Senior Commercial Lawyer Fully Remote

Are you an experienced Commercial Lawyer looking for a fully remote opportunity offering a varied workload, close client contact and greater flexibility?

The Role

You’ll work closely with clients, providing practical, commercially focused legal advice and taking ownership of matters from initial instruction through to completion.

The work will cover a range of commercial matters, including:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Technology agreements and IT contracts.
• Supplier agreements, procurement and outsourcing.
• Data protection and intellectual property matters.
• Supporting clients with day-to-day commercial legal issues and wider business priorities.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across different sectors and build strong client relationships, with the autonomy to manage your workload and deliver effective, commercially minded solutions.

About You

You’ll be an experienced Commercial Lawyer with a strong grounding in commercial contracts and the confidence to advise clients on a range of business‑critical matters.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Exposure to technology contracts, IT, procurement or outsourcing matters.
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach to legal advice.
• The ability to manage matters independently and build effective relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the flexibility to work across different businesses and sectors.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take on a varied commercial legal role within a modern working environment, offering exposure to different clients and sectors without being tied to a single business.

The position offers the flexibility of fully remote working, a competitive salary and bonus, and the chance to apply your commercial legal expertise in a different setting from a traditional in‑house or private practice role.

Location: Fully remote within the UK