Commercial Associate

Overview

In this role you will join a nationally recognised Data and Digital team within a Top 25 international law firm to advise a high-profile client base on multi-jurisdictional commercial contracts, data, and technology matters. You will draft and negotiate contracts for both customers and suppliers, support GDPR/UK GDPR compliance, data transfers, and emerging data regulation, and contribute to incident response and regulatory projects. You’ll collaborate with cross-practice colleagues to develop client relationships, contribute to business development, and build your profile in a growing practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous salary and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts (customer and supplier perspectives)
• Advise on SaaS, cloud, outsourcing, and licensing arrangements
• Support GDPR/UK GDPR compliance and data protection matters
• Assist with incident response and regulatory investigations
• Work on large-scale data protection and compliance projects
• Collaborate with colleagues across Commercial, Disputes, Employment and Legal Tech
• Develop client relationships and provide practical, commercially focused advice
• Contribute to business development and thought leadership

Key requirements

• Solicitor (NQ – 2 PQE) with experience in commercial contracts, technology, data protection or related area
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Clear interest in commercial contracts, technology and data
• Commercial awareness and ability to provide practical advice
• Confident communicator and relationship builder
• Ability to manage varied workload and priorities
• Proactive in business development and client relationships
• Collaborative and curious approach to technically challenging work

• confident communicator
• relationship builder
• proactive and collaborative
• commercial contracts
• data protection / GDPR
• technology and digital regulation

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