Assistant Counsel

5 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom MMC Corporate Full time

**Commercial Lawyer - Belfast (NQ - 3 years' PQE)**

**What can you expect**:
An exciting opportunity has come up within Marsh McLennan Legal team for a for a junior, commercial lawyer looking to develop their career within a leading professional services firm.

**What’s in it for you?**
- We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
- Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
- Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.
- The opportunity to pursue a career in a dynamic, in-house legal team for a leading, global organisation.

**We will count on you to**:

- Draft, review and negotiate client agreements and ancillary legal documentation.
- Support the commercial paralegal team with queries in the first instance.
- Collaborate with the commercial paralegal team to maintain and update template agreements, and implement process developments.
- Confidently liaise with the business on day-to-day contractual queries and lead on key client negotiations.
- Supporting the wider Legal team with internal projects and various commercial matters.
- Assist with the development and delivery of internal legal training and business updates.
- Maintain up-to-date legal knowledge to ensure compliance with relevant policies and legislation.

**What you need to have**:

- 0-3 years’ PQE (qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales or an equivalent common law jurisdiction).
- Excellent academic background.
- Relevant experience in a professional services firm, financial services organisation or law firm.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent document drafting, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong commercial acumen with an ability to deliver clear and pragmatic solutions.
- Ability to effectively identify risk issues and escalate upwards, as appropriate.
- Effectively able to prioritise work by understanding competing demands and making appropriate judgments regarding relative importance.
- Ability to take initiative, be proactive and confidently able to take ownership of matters and develop self.
- A team player that offers to help colleagues and shares workload.
- Enthusiasm

**What makes you stand out?**
- Experience in supervising junior team members/paralegals or being a contact for contractual escalations would be advantageous.
- Experience working with data protection legislation and negotiating DPAs.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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