Commercial Lawyer

2 months ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom St Andrew's Healthcare Full time

About St Andrew's Healthcare:

St Andrew's Healthcare is the UK's largest mental health charity, providing specialist care in mental health and learning disability. Our mission is to deliver quality, recovery-focussed, and holistic provision for those who require our services.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Lawyer to join our small, friendly team. As a key member, you will work independently on a range of corporate commercial matters, including customer and supplier contracts, research and education matters, banking and finance, and property acquisitions, leases, and sales.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and advise on commercial contracts, including procurement contracts, customer contracts, IT contracts, and other services contracts.
  • Assist the business development team with the legal requirements of tenders and the bidding process.
  • Advise and assist on the legal aspects of property sales, purchases, leases, and general corporate transactions, including corporate finance and banking law.
  • Work alongside the clinical, business development, and estates team to deliver their commercial strategies.
  • Identify risks and work with the Charity to mitigate/minimise those risks.
  • Assist the HR teams generally on employment issues, including policies, procedures, and tribunals.
  • Assist the research team with advice on research contracts and intellectual property matters.
  • Undertake ad hoc activities and legal research tasks as assigned by members of the legal team and any other duties commensurate with the role.
  • Keep up to date with changing legislation and produce legal updates or policy amendments as appropriate.
  • Assist with insurance issues and claims management.
  • Advise on issues of regulatory compliance, risk management, charity law, and data protection matters.
  • Develop knowledge to be able to assist in advising on all aspects of healthcare law, including mental health law issues, Court of Protection, Public Law, Administrative Court, and inquest matters.

What We Are Looking For:

  • An experienced commercial solicitor with 2+ years of commercial legal experience, with a good knowledge of commercial contracts.
  • Qualified solicitor (minimum PQE 2 years).
  • Confident in decision making.
  • A proactive approach to engaging with diverse and multi-skilled teams.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal, written, and presentational.
  • Able to communicate accurately and succinctly with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
  • Good time management skills, including working to tight deadlines.
  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Enthusiastic and approachable.
  • An ability and willingness to undertake research and provide advice on areas of law new to the post-holder.
  • Personal resilience to deal with stressful situations and support staff at distressing times.
  • Able to travel between St Andrew's sites in Northampton, Birmingham, and Essex.

In Return:

We offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, sickness policy on par with the NHS, access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes, 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service, life cover, electric car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, free parking, paid DBS application, and access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities include a gym, swimming pool, and cafés, all set within beautiful grounds.


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