Associate - Senior Associate - Commercial - Leeds

6 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Eversheds Sutherland Full time

Region- EMEA
- Practice group- Core Teams
- Office- Reading
- Position type- Full Time
- Summary
- We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with 5,000+ colleagues in more than 30 countries. We’re full service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities - and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We’re excited for what’s next, so with us, you can be too.

Our team

MLS is a novel and pretty unique arrangement for the provision of legal services. In April 2018, Eversheds Sutherland won, via a competitive tender process, a multi-year managed legal services contract with a utilities client and took over the existing legal services team (On-Site Team) from the client’s former managed legal service provider. The team is involved in advising the client on a very wide range of day-to-day legal matters including competition, projects and planning, regulation, construction, real estate, commercial contracts, tax, disputes, energy, employment and health and safety.

**The MLS On-Site Team**

The On-Site Team currently consists of around 20 Solicitors and Paralegals and a small management team. The team is embedded within the client, sitting in the client’s head office in Reading alongside the client’s retained legal function. The On-Site Team is split into 6 practice teams:

- Property
- Commercial
- Litigation
- Construction
- Operations and Regulatory
- Competition

Role and key responsibilities

The Commercial team consists of 5 lawyers (part-time and full-time roles). We have a vacancy due to the departure of one of the lawyers within the team. We are looking to recruit a replacement Commercial lawyer. The role will report to the Principal Lawyer within the Commercial team. The team works 2-3 days in the office per week and the rest of the time remotely.
- Providing clear and concise legal advice and support to the client, having regard to the client’s business objectives, and delivering practical, creative and commercial solutions and value within budget and time constraints, whilst ensuring that risks are understood and mitigated.
- Taking instructions from the client and advising on the law and legal issues.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements and other legal documents tailored to the client’s needs.
- Attending meetings and negotiations as legal adviser with opposing parties.
- Ensuring, as far as possible, that the client’s governance processes are observed as regards commercial matters with which the commercial solicitor deals.
- Assisting with the resolution of disputes concerning commercial contracts.
- Monitoring the suitability of the client’s contract precedents, processes and procedures and amending them and providing training as necessary.
- Managing a caseload and, where appropriate, coordinating work allocation with wider Off-Site ES (for which the commercial solicitor will provide oversight), as well as acting as a point of reference to assist with queries.
- Identifying ways to add value and improve internal efficiencies, including process improvements.
- Supervising and delegating work to paralegals and support staff as appropriate.
- Liaising with professionals and other operatives in both the client’s business and externally.
- Keeping up to date with all relevant legal, legislative, regulatory and industry developments relevant to the legal specialism, informing and updating the team, and providing proactive updates to facilitate the client’s operational activities.
- Designing and delivering commercial law training to the client’s business and management teams.
- Undertaking a range of continuing professional development (CPD) activities ensuring efficient knowledge transfer across the legal team.
- Complying with all service level agreements and KPIs, including accurately recording time and meeting reporting obligations.
- Obtaining regular client feedback.

Skills and experience

We are looking for:

- Qualified solicitor with 1-6 years’ post qualification experience (PQE) in commercial law.
- Knowledge of the water industry would be useful but is not essential.
- Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of legal documents.
- A detailed knowledge and u

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