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Commercial Lawyer (Flexible on the PQE)

City of London Permanent View Job Description
A well-known charitable organisation is seeking a commercial and data protection legal professional to join its in-house legal team. This is a broad and autonomous role offering exposure to a wide range of commercial matters across the organisation. The successful candidate will take ownership of the full contract life cycle, partnering with stakeholders across multiple business functions and supporting strategic projects.
  • Own the full contract lifecycle with real autonomy and stakeholder exposure.
  • Broad exposure to SaaS, IT, licensing and data protection matters.

About Our Client

A Not For Profit organisation based in London.

Job Description

    • Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide range of commercial agreements from instruction through to execution.
    • Manage the end-to-end contract life cycle, ensuring contracts are effectively negotiated, implemented and maintained.
    • Advise on technology, digital and IT-related agreements, including SaaS, software licensing, support and services agreements.
    • Review and negotiate data protection documentation, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), data sharing agreements and related privacy matters.
    • Provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders.
    • Assist with the development and improvement of contract templates, policies and processes.
    • Work closely with business teams to identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks.



The Successful Applicant

A successful Paralegal should have:

    • Experience handling commercial contracts in-house or in private practice.
    • Comfortable managing matters independently and taking ownership from instruction through to completion.
    • Exposure to technology, software, licensing and IT agreements is key.
    • Knowledge of data protection principles and experience negotiating related contractual provisions is key.
    • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
    • Able to balance legal risk with practical commercial outcomes.



What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to work within a purpose-driven organisation making a positive societal impact.
  • Broad commercial role with significant autonomy and stakeholder exposure.
  • Diverse workload covering technology, data protection, licensing and general commercial contracts.
  • Collaborative and supportive working environment with flexible hybrid working arrangements.



If you're interested in this role, apply now.

Contact
Sunaina Jain
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7123472
Phone number
+442072692144

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Not For Profit
Where
City of London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sunaina Jain
Consultant phone
+442072692144
Job reference
JN-102026-7123472