Commercial Lawyer in UK

Elevate is seeking a skilled Commercial Lawyer with AdTech and Contracts experience for an interim 6-month contract position starting immediately.

The role is crucial to their business and involves working within the global legal team.

The focus will be on commercial, privacy, and internal processes, while also providing guidance to stakeholders.

The Legal Counsel will manage their own matters and contribute to the development of the global legal team.

Requirements:

• Qualified Lawyer in England in Wales or Scotland with 5PQE+
• Strong knowledge of laws affecting technology, data privacy, and marketing
• Experience working in a multi-national business and within the digital advertising sector preferred
• Commercial and risk-based approach to problem solving
• Ability to research and answer complex legal questions effectively and accurately and to translate legal concepts into understandable language
• A dedicated and effective team player, passionate and energized about the legal team vision and committed to deliver continuous improvement.
• Skilled and credible in presenting to internal and external stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Strong negotiating and resolution skills; the ability to deliver pragmatic commercial solutions to the wider business on complex issues.
• An ability to develop team members through effective coaching and mentoring.

Responsibilities:

• The role involves supporting sales teams in negotiating client agreements, managing contract negotiations with suppliers, and staying updated with legal and regulatory changes.
• The role also ensures compliance with group policies related to contract negotiation, privacy, and compliance.
• The role also involves maintaining contract templates, providing legal advice on privacy and advertising, managing disputes, and liaising with external counsel.
• Additionally, the role provides presentations and training on legal, policy, and process issues and supports corporate secretarial matters for its subsidiaries.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex , is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry.

We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search.

We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success.

As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people.

We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.