Your new company
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global law firm and gain amazing exposure to large clients. They are currently seeking a Senior Contracts Associate to join their team in Belfast. This role will be mainly remote working.
Your new role
You will be responsible for supporting the firm's large clients' business by drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts as part of a wider general support service to the client's contracts management and in-house legal teams. Within this role, you will:* Be part of a team committed to overall delivery of services and compliance with all delivery commitments to the client including draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts including content and development contracts, software development contracts, professional and consulting services contracts, staffing contracts, licensing contracts, other IP/IT contracts and general commercial contracts;
- Adhere to delivery processes and commitments;
- Input and manage data on the firm and client systems and keep them up to date;
- Help develop contract templates, playbooks and other tools for use by the team;
- Remain up to date on legal and other relevant developments;
- Be part of a team committed to continually improving our service to the client and adding value.
What you'll need to succeed
To be a successful candidate for this role, you will have a law degree and ideally have 4+ years experience of independently drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. You will also have:* Excellent attention to detail
- Operates with substantial latitude, with minimal or no supervision
- Frequent client-facing experience
- Strong commercial awareness, working directly with business managers
- The legal knowledge to act as a senior advisor to the client and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members
- Very strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Very strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite - especially Microsoft Word
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a fantastic salary plus a great benefits package. This role offers great flexibility, although the firm are looking for someone NI based, you will only need to attend the office twice a month.
What you need to do now
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