Senior Commercial Contracts Solicitor

About your new role

Our national Commercial team works with a wide range of clients both private and public. We provide a comprehensive range of commercial services encompassing:

• Commercial contracts
• Technology
• Data protection
• Intellectual property
• Competition, energy work and public projects

We advise on a variety of contracts from day to day business relationships up to major projects. Our clients are in various sectors such as technology, media, retail, pharmaceutical, insurance, transport and logistics, manufacturing alongside work within the public sector for universities, NHS bodies, police forces and local authorities.

The team is national with coverage across our Liverpool, London, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham offices.

We are currently recruiting for a Commercial contracts lawyer with 5 yrs + PQE (Principal Associate level). Candidates must have experience of commercial contracts, technology, data protection, intellectual property. We are only considering applications for Liverpool.

Key responsibilities

• Work on your own matters and assist partners and other fee earners with their matters.
• Commercial contracts work will be broad, covering Master Services Agreements, Framework Agreements, Supply of Goods and Services, Agency & Distribution Agreements, Outsourcing Agreements, Manufacturing Agreements and Consultancy Agreements.
• Technology contracts work will be varied, including Software as a Service Agreements (SaaS), Software Licences, Software Development Agreements, Mobile App Development Agreements, Reseller Agreements, Managed Service Agreements, Service Level Agreements, Support & Maintenance Agreements and Video Games Agreements.
• Data protection work will relate to data mapping exercises, data protection compliance documentation, privacy notices, cookies notices, data processing agreements, data sharing agreements, international data transfer advice and electronic marketing advice.
• Intellectual property work will focus on commercialisation, typically IP licences and assignments with involvement in intra group IP re organisations.
• Corporate support work will involve undertaking legal due diligence on corporate transactions, advising on warranties and drafting transitional services agreements.
• Manage matters in accordance with client service level agreements.
• Work in accordance with Weightmans' values and procedures.
• Support business development opportunities, such as preparing proposals, participating in pitches, presenting at seminars/webinars and drafting insight articles for publication.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and within Weightmans to drive the team's strategy.
• Support and supervise more junior team members.

About you

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. We also require you to have or be:

• 5+ PQE is essential.
• Strong experience across commercial contracts, technology, data protection, intellectual property, and corporate support.
• A high level of commercial awareness with strong attention to detail and good drafting skills.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Conscientious, self motivated, hard working, and responsive.
• Critical thinking abilities and excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team within the commercial team supporting more senior and junior staff and across the wider firm on larger projects.
• Aptitude to work to strict deadlines and client protocols while maintaining high standards.
• Appreciation and a focus on the need for work to be delivered in a profitable way.