An international legal services company is searching for a Senior Contract Associate for their Belfast office. The company has a reputation for delivering outstanding legal services. It has a legacy as a pioneer in the Alternative Legal Services Provider market with a focus on AI integrated contracting. The company leads the market in Integrated Law, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.

This company works alongside corporate legal departments to solve the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work using AI powered solutions.

The companies’ clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.

The company is dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.

The company values legal professionals who believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all a fun sense of self.

Your New Role

The company is seeking to appoint a Senior Legal Associate Contract Management to work in their Belfast Office. As a Senior Legal Associate you will :

• Be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide range of Commercial Contracts.
• Work closely with the companies clients in-house legal departments on a range of matters such as international deals, bids, procurement, marketing, professional services, media, technology or consumer matters.
• Be part of a team committed to the overall delivery of services and compliance with all delivery commitments to the client.
• Have active caseload management.
• Adhere to all the companies delivery processes and commitments.
• Input and manage data on the companies and client systems and keep them up to date.
• Help develop contract templates, playbooks and other tools for use by the team.
• Be part of a team committed to continually improving the companys service to their client and adding value.

Essential Criteria:

• You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. Youre a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. You are someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same.
• This role requires the legal knowledge to take instructions from the firms clients, take appropriate action and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members.

In addition to the above, the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role are:

• Law Degree and/or Legally Qualified.
• Legally eligible to work in Northern Ireland.
• Minimum 4 years drafting experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts within a law firm, an ALSP, as part of an in-house legal team or within the company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Regular client-facing experience.
• Good commercial awareness, working directly with business managers.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite – especially Microsoft Word.
• Organizational fit for the firms culture – exhibiting the core values of Authenticity, Accountability, Adaptability and Stewardship.
• Client relationship management.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with or for a telecommunications, financial services or professional services firm preferably in a contracting function.
• Experience of working in-house.

What Youll Receive In Return

• Competitive salary.
• Benefit package including private health insurance and private dental insurance.
• Pension contribution.
• 38 days holidays.
• Enhanced maternity leave pay 18 weeks.
• Enhanced paternity leave pay 4 weeks.
• Chance to develop your career in an international, innovative company providing legal services to top brands worldwide.
• Opportunity to join an industry-leading executive team and over 300 lawyers, contract experts, technologists, and process consultants.
• Inclusive and nurturing work environment, where everyone’s contributions are valued.
• Hybrid working model and flexible working hours to help achieve a strong work life balance.

(Additional Information The company is ISO Compliant and you will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the firm. You will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset. )

Applying For Your New Role

Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided.

Skills:
Law Degree and/or Legally Qualified 4 years + drafting experience

Benefits:
Private Health Care Competitive Salary Hybrid Working