Commercial Lawyer

About the role

Freshfields, a global law firm, is looking for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to join its in-house Commercial Team within the Legal Department. Working alongside experienced commercial lawyers, you will advise on a broad range of commercial, technology and procurement matters, supporting colleagues across the firm's international network of offices.

Key responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across the firm.
• Review, draft and negotiate client-facing commercial agreements.
• Advise on procurement and supplier arrangements.
• Support strategic departmental and firmwide initiatives and transformation projects.
• Develop guidance, templates and best practice resources.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to legal and business services teams.
• Work with colleagues to identify and mitigate risk, and build strong stakeholder relationships.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer with demonstrable post-qualification experience.
• Experience advising on commercial matters in a law firm, professional services environment, international organisation or in-house legal team.
• Strong experience advising on commercial contracts (e.g. master services agreements, joint ventures, co-operation and consultancy agreements) and/or technology contracts (e.g. AI, cloud computing, Agile software development) and/or procurement contracts (e.g. outsourcing, managed services, facilities management).
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives, manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.

Required skills

• Drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach and attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.