Senior Commercial Counsel (Contract)

About the company

the company is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence - all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value the company's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly - all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, the company has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our Commercial Legal team are looking for an experienced Senior Commercial Counsel to join them for 6 months on a day rate basis.

Commercial Legal partners with the business, providing specialised legal, commercial and risk management support to enable confident growth. Everything from shaping and negotiating client contracts, to data, technology and AI deals, partnerships and contract risk.

This role will report into the Commercial Legal Director, working closely with the Legal & Business Integrity and the company Enablement teams and wider firm leadership. It is a senior, team leadership role: you will lead and line manage a team of commercial lawyers - setting priorities, overseeing their work and supporting their development - alongside running your own caseload.

We are looking for a high energy senior commercial lawyer, with strong experience in digital contracting (data, technology delivery, AI, cloud, etc) and the ability to lead and develop a team, to join the company's Commercial Legal team.

What you will be doing

• Leading and line managing a team of commercial lawyers -allocatingand overseeing work, managing performance, and supporting their development and progression.
• Acting as a senior lawyer in the Commercial Legal team, leading on complex digital deals (data, technology delivery,AIand cloud) across a broad range of commercial contracts.
• Supporting the wider Legal team and the company business with best practice guidance, continuousimprovementand training.
• Preparing and negotiating contracts, working closely with the consultancy staff and engagement partner. These will include One-off Services Agreements, Framework Agreements, Licence Agreements, Sub contracts, etc.
• Delivering contract risk analysis to the company's senior management and arranging for escalation of higher risk contract items to the company's wider Sector Lead group for approval.
• Critically evaluating,challengingand updating the company's Contract Risk Scorecard positions.
• Liaising with the company's insurance brokers to ensure client contract language during negotiationremainswithin coverage.
• Coaching,developingand supporting the lawyers in your team, helping them grow and progress their careers at the company.

This is a critical role in the the company Commercial Legal team, working directly with partners and senior leadership across the firm, and coordinating with others across the company Enablement (People, Finance, Data, IT, Infosec and others).

Your skills and experience

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales or a commonwealth country, with a minimum of 6 years of post qualification experience.
• Strong commercial law experience with deep, demonstrableexpertisein digital contracting - cloud, data, AI and technology delivery and implementation. This digital experience is essential and central to the role.
• Confident negotiator with the skillset to handle complex discussions with large international clients,banksand their