Legal Counsel - Commercial & Technology
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About the Role
Our client, a high-growth technology-led organisation, is seeking a Legal Counsel to support commercial and operational legal matters. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, providing legal advice, and driving process improvements.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including SaaS, supplier, licensing, and partnership contracts
- Act as a trusted legal partner to business units including Sales, Technology, Procurement, HR, and Finance
- Provide pragmatic, risk based legal advice to support commercial decision making and new initiatives
- Support corporate governance, internal approvals, and maintenance of legal documentation and records
- Contribute to compliance frameworks, policy development, and ongoing regulatory adherence
- Own and enhance contract lifecycle management, templates, and legal tracking processes
- Identify and implement improvements across legal operations, including automation and use of legal tech tools
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with 3 6 years' PQE from a recognised jurisdiction (common law preferred)
- Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, ideally within tech or SaaS environments
- Background in house or from a reputable law firm with strong commercial exposure
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and balance legal risk with business objectives
- Experience working in fast paced or scaling organisations, with a hands on and adaptable approach
- Exposure to process improvement, legal operations, or efficiency driven initiatives is highly advantageous
Full Job Posting
Overview
- This is a newly created Legal Counsel position reporting to the Head of Legal, designed to support a broad range of commercial and operational legal matters.
- The role combines hands on legal advisory with the opportunity to drive process improvements and efficiency within a lean, high impact team.
Client Details
- Our client is a high growth, technology led organisation delivering digital solutions at scale across international markets.
- Operating in a fast paced, innovation driven environment, the business is investing heavily in its legal capability as part of a broader transformation.
Description
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including SaaS, supplier, licensing, and partnership contracts
- Act as a trusted legal partner to business units including Sales, Technology, Procurement, HR, and Finance
- Provide pragmatic, risk based legal advice to support commercial decision making and new initiatives
- Support corporate governance, internal approvals, and maintenance of legal documentation and records
- Contribute to compliance frameworks, policy development, and ongoing regulatory adherence
- Own and enhance contract lifecycle management, templates, and legal tracking processes
- Identify and implement improvements across legal operations, including automation and use of legal tech tools
Profile
- Qualified lawyer with 3 6 years' PQE from a recognised jurisdiction (common law preferred)
- Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, ideally within tech or SaaS environments
- Background in house or from a reputable law firm with strong commercial exposure
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and balance legal risk with business objectives
- Experience working in fast paced or scaling organisations, with a hands on and adaptable approach
- Exposure to process improvement, legal operations, or efficiency driven initiatives is highly advantageous
Job Offer
- Opportunity to play a key role in building and modernising a legal function
- High visibility position with direct exposure to senior leadership
- Work within a forward thinking, technology driven business environment
- Hybrid working model with strong flexibility
- Fast paced, collaborative culture with genuine opportunity for impact
Desired Skills and Experience
- Commercial Contract Negotiation
- Contract Drafting & Review
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Legal Advisory
- Legal Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Partnering
- Process Improvement
- SaaS Agreements
- Technology Contracts
- Legal Tech
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