Senior In-House Commercial Contracts Lawyer

1 week ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Grant Thornton Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced commercial contracts lawyer to join our in-house legal team at Grant Thornton. As a key member of our Office of the General Counsel, you will play a critical role in advising on a wide range of commercial contracting issues.

Key Responsibilities

  • Negotiate contracts with clients, including commercial MSA's and public-sector framework agreements, and advise on contracts with sub-contractors, suppliers, and others.
  • Consider how to improve our own standard terms of business from time to time in light of our experiences of negotiating contracts with other parties and of the issues that arise in the course of engagements with clients.
  • Deal with a wide range of other commercial contracting issues, including advising on local-country adoption contracts for global framework agreements, agreements with other member-firms of Grant Thornton International Limited, data-sharing agreements, secondment and other placement agreements, and software supply contracts.
  • Advise on collaboration agreements and referral and introduction contracts.
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues in our Office of the General Counsel and our risk-management team to deliver advice to our people, including partners, directors, and other stakeholders, and to help protect and enable them to deliver excellent services to our clients.
  • Guide and support the work of less experienced contracting lawyers, providing regular feedback and identifying learning and development opportunities.
  • Identify trends in the risks that the firm faces, and how best to mitigate them, including modifying the firm's templates, procedures, and ways of doing business.
  • Help educate colleagues across the firm about legal and commercial risk issues, including by providing input into training and the firm's guidance, manuals, etc. for its practitioners.

Requirements

  • Experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
  • A good knowledge of professional liability law.
  • An understanding of professional services contracting and risk-management issues.
  • A pragmatic and commercial, solution-based approach.
  • A self-starting attitude and the ability to manage conflicting demands.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the drafting of contractual terms.
  • Experience of managing colleagues and helping them develop in their own roles.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we thrive on the contributions of all our people. We never settle for what is easy; we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues, helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

We're looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas, and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what's right, for the firm, our clients, our people, and themselves. It's how it should be.



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