Technology Associate/Senior Associate

Burges Salmon; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Disability confident employer

Job summary

Burges Salmon is seeking a Technology Associate/Senior Associate to join our Gloucestershire team. You will advise on technology, commercial and data protection matters, support on outsourcing, licensing and digital advisory work, and collaborate with clients across sectors on complex matters.

The role offers a collaborative, hybrid working environment with opportunities across national and international clients and high-quality, varied work.

Qualifications

• Advising on technology, commercial and data protection matters.
• Collaborative, client-facing approach across sectors.
• Ability to balance complex workload with pragmatic advice.
• Interest in AI, innovation and digital advisory work.
• Experience developing others and building teams.
• Qualified lawyer status, with experience appropriate to Associate or Senior Associate level.

Responsibilities

• Support technology projects and licensing matters for clients.
• Provide high-quality legal advice on technology and data issues across national and international clients.

Job description

Technology Associate/Senior Associate

2026-10-17T00:00:00

Location: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, GB, BS37 7NE

Position Type: Any

Firm: Burges Salmon

Application Deadline: 2026-11-17T10:00:31.047

Are you looking for high-quality work, real variety and the chance to broaden your expertise?

Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that brings fresh ideas and perspectives to every client challenge? Join our highly ranked technology team and you'll work alongside specialists on impactful matters with national and international reach.

The Team

Your work will be varied, high quality and complex, supporting our clients in all aspects of technology projects and law. Our highly regarded practice continues to experience significant growth based on our genuine sector expertise and by offering best in class service with a combination of partner and director-led client service, strength in depth and value for money.

The work of the team is varied and includes working with clients on:

• Digital transformation projects
• Outsourcing and procurement projects
• Software and technology licensing
• Technology and digital advisory matters
• Cyber and data security
• Data Protection and ePrivacy
• Innovation
• Artificial intelligence
• Commercial collaborations

Our Clients

Our clients include:

• Major US, UK, European and Indian-headquartered technology vendors
• Technology sector clients and scaling specialist vendors (AI and digital native solutions)
• Corporates and institutions in a range of sectors buying, building and deploying technology and digital solutions, including in the Financial Services, Energy, Transport, Utilities, Real Estate, Defence, Public, Retail and Health sectors

The Firm

We are recognised as having one of the best working cultures in the legal profession and we place great emphasis on being professional yet progressive and where quality of work and quality of life truly go together.

Our people love working here and we have been voted by them as RollOnFriday's 'Firm of the Year' for the past five years. Many of our lawyers work on a flexible basis and we take a mature attitude to hybrid working.

We take responsible business seriously; we 'walk the talk'!

What you'll need

• Relevant experience advising on technology, commercial, outsourcing, procurement, digital transformation, software licensing, data protection or cyber-related matters
• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to build strong relationships with colleagues, clients and wider project teams across a range of sectors
• The ability to manage a complex and varied workload effectively, balancing high-quality technical work with commercial, pragmatic advice
• A proactive, curious and self-motivated mindset, with an interest in developing your expertise in emerging areas such as AI, innovation and digital advisory work
• Experience supporting, collaborating with and developing others, including sharing knowledge across teams and contributing to a positive, inclusive working environment
• Qualified lawyer status, with experience appropriate to Associate or Senior Associate level

Benefits

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working. It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in touch!

For more information or a confidential conversation, please contact Katie Harding.

Legal Team

Commercial PQE: 7+

Location: Bristol

Terms: Permanent