Job Description
Commercial Contract lawyer
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commercial Contract Lawyer to join our legal team, reporting into the Legal Services Function Solicitor.
Connells Survey & Valuation are part of the Connells Group, one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. The Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Skipton Building Society and benefits from all the financial strength and integrity that you would expect from its links to a major financial services organisation.
People are our most important asset and we are dedicated to ensuring ambitious, able individuals can progress in their careers with the Company. We have many individuals who spend most, if not all of their careers with us because of the breadth and depth of employment opportunities we provide. As an organisation we understand the importance of career progression, with 80% of our management opportunities being filled by internal candidates.
Principal duties and responsibilities:
- Provide accurate, relevant, and timely advice to the business and other colleagues on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their services.
- Draft, review, and lead negotiations upon various commercial contracts and agreements, including those with suppliers, B2B clients, B2C customers and other parties.
- Maintain and review a library of the commercial contracts and agreements relevant to the business and advise the leadership team of relevant key events.
- Manage and mitigate legal risks including the design and implementation of Company policies and procedures and claims management.
- Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that apply to the business.
- Promote legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the Company.
- Communicate, manage, and collaborate with clients, suppliers and third-party organisations, including regulatory bodies, external lawyers and auditors.
- Design and support delivery of legal training to the business and colleagues, including line management of Legal Services' trainees.
- Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to legal and regulatory requirements that directly affect the business and the survey and valuation sector.
- Provide wider legal support to the Company and where requested the Group, for example the handling of claims against the business.
Principal attributes:
- Solicitor (or equivalent), ideally with c. 5 years plus PQE
- Strong commercial acumen
- Strong communication & presentation skills at all organisation levels
- Collaborative and team-orientated