Senior Legal Counsel: Commercial & Contracts

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter UK in Hatfield is hiring a Senior Legal Adviser to join our high-performing in-house Legal team. You will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on complex customer and supplier engagements to support growth and excellent customer outcomes.

The role requires UK solicitor qualification with extensive post-qualification experience, strong drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to work across bids, outsourcing and technology opportunities in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in the UK with at least eight years’ post-qualification experience.
• Experience of technology, outsourcing or complex services agreements in financial services, the public sector, defence or AI and hyperscale business areas would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to place legal and compliance issues in their wider business and industry context.
• Excellent drafting, communication and negotiation skills, with close attention to detail.
• A proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work to deadline.
• Confidence in engaging stakeholders and communicating clear, practical legal advice.
• A collaborative, self-motivated and helpful approach, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• A calm and professional manner, including during periods of rapid change.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice that supports business objectives while managing legal and commercial risk.
• Draft, review and negotiate customer and supplier agreements often involving complex credit and financial arrangements.
• Advise on bid strategy, contractual frameworks, deal structure and risk allocation for complex outsourcing and technology opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with sales, commercial, operational and other business stakeholders.
• Assess legal issues and opportunities, make sound decisions within your remit and escalate matters appropriately.
• Contribute to legal standards, policies, playbooks and training.
• Take ownership of business-focused projects and deliver agreed outcomes to deadline and budget.
• Share knowledge, promote best practice and support continuous improvement across the Legal team and wider business.
• Act as an ambassador for Computacenter and its values.

Skills

UK solicitor

Commercial judgement

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified solicitor in the UK

Job description

Computacenter UK in Hatfield is hiring a Senior Legal Adviser to join our high-performing in-house Legal team. You will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on complex customer and supplier engagements to support growth and excellent customer outcomes.

The role requires UK solicitor qualification with extensive post-qualification experience, strong drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to work across bids, outsourcing and technology opportunities in a fast-paced,