Commercial IT Associate/Senior Associate (5-7 PQE)

Make a Real Impact

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors. Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services. As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we're part of. Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2024/25 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a twelfth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people. Looking to the future, we're targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the best people to be part of it.

Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

We are looking for an experienced lawyer to play a key role in our Commercial/IT team, led by Partner, Richard Lane. With in-depth, industry-focused expertise, the team advises on a wide range of high profile and high value commercial/ICT projects, outsourcing arrangements and general commercial contracts to a wide range of public and private sector clients. In an increasingly complex and competitive commercial landscape, the team is helping more and more clients keep pace with change - making this an exciting time to join. You will be part of an expanding team and will have the opportunity to shape our ambitious growth plans.

The role

Your work will focus on major IT and business process outsourcing projects for the likes of Central Government bodies (and range of arms' length bodies and executive agencies), NHS bodies, local authorities and Housing Associations, as well as private sector companies. Your remit will be broad and interesting, offering extensive client contact and responsibility from the outset. Throughout, you'll be well supported in an experienced, inclusive team. In particular, your role will include:

• Working within a multi-disciplinary team on a major, mission critical outsourcing programme of work, led by Partner, Richard Lane, which is set to run for the next 2-3 years.
• Leading on a range of interesting and varied projects with other partners within the team and across other teams within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]; and
• Supervising junior members of the team on a range of commercial agreements.

What we are looking for from you

The successful candidate will possess the following skills:

• Good experience in drafting and negotiating contracts (including IT contracts).
• Experience in commercial transactional projects and contract management support
• Demonstrable interest in IT or technology law, with a keenness to develop further.
• Ability to work in a team, coordinating advice with other fee earners across a wide range of disciplines
• Ability to liaise effectively with clients
• Practical and commercial approach
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively

You may have worked in Private Practice, establishing yourself as a reliable and capable commercial lawyer dealing with a breadth of clients. We'd equally like to hear from you if you've worked in-house at a tech firm or within the public sector and are looking to make the move to a law firm. Whatever your work background, you must demonstrate excellent client service, be ready to play an active role in growing the team and be eager to drive your career forward in a progressive and ambitious practice.

Work with approachable people

When we ask colleagues what makes [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.

Supported to be your best

Hybrid working

We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.

Learning, Development & Progression

We're committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs.This means that we offer a range of tailored training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from those around you. We actively encourage progression, and this is reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.

Wellbeing

As a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] employee, you'll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.

Benefits

• A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Private medical insurance through Vitality
• Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Embracing our differences and valuing inclusion

Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. To support this, we actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives. Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Acting responsibly, now and for the future

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]: Community Engagement; Environmental Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing. Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero carbon target by 2040. Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.