Commerical Contracts Specialist
7 hours ago
Basingstoke
Our client is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Specialist to join a growing legal function and support their business across a varied portfolio of B2B commercial contracts. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded contracts professional looking for a varied, business-facing role with genuine autonomy and the opportunity to make an impact. • Location: Fully Remote (requirement to attend the office for initial training), • Salary: £45k - £50k, • Contract: Permanent, • Benefits: 21 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday day off + Christmas shutdown in addition to holiday entitlement, Life Assurance, Private Healthcare, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme Working closely with Legal Counsel, you'll take ownership of day-to-day contract matters, providing practical, commercially focused advice to stakeholders across the organisation. As the Commercial Contracts Specialist, you will be responsible for: • Draft, review, amend and negotiate B2B contracts with customers, suppliers and partners., • Manage NDAs, confidentiality agreements, renewals, amendments and variations., • Identify contractual risks and recommend practical solutions., • Advise on key provisions including liability, indemnities, warranties, IP, confidentiality, data protection and termination., • Provide clear contractual guidance to non-legal stakeholders., • Support IP, licensing, content rights and compliance matters., • Maintain contract templates, clause libraries and contract records., • Support contract lifecycle management and improvements to legal processes and technology. The successful Commercial Contracts Specialist will have the following related skills & experience: • 3+ years' commercial contracts experience ideally gained in-house or within a commercial legal/contracting environment, with strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating B2B agreements under English law., • Strong commercial judgement and the ability to identify and manage contractual risk., • Confidence drafting alternative wording and negotiating directly with stakeholders., • Good knowledge of commercial contract provisions and IP/content rights., • Excellent organisation, attention to detail and communication skills., • A proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach., • The ability to work independently while recognising when matters require escalation., • Experience within an international, B2B services, professional services, technology, training or licensing environment would be advantageous. JBRP1_UKTJ