Commercial Legal Counsel
BDO
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements with Advisory clients (engagement letters, NDAs, hold harmless letters, reliance letters, etc.)
- supporting other team members on negotiating master services agreements, framework agreements and other more complex commercial contracts
- supporting client-facing teams in dealing with queries from clients, their lawyers and procurement teams relating to the above
- delivering legal training and presentations to BDO’s partners and staff
- staying up to date with legal and regulatory developments relevant to BDO’s business
- interpretation and application of legislation, case law, regulations and professional standards
- building strong working relationships across relevant business streams and practice management departments.
- working with internal stakeholders to maintain and update BDO’s contract policies, precedents and guidance
- advising client-facing teams on the management of contractual risks; and
- advising on the risk management of new services.
- law degree;
- England and Wales qualified, or experience practising the laws of England and Wales;
- experience of advising on/negotiating/drafting/managing commercial contracts and transactional documentation;
- strong working knowledge of standard commercial boilerplate clauses;
- familiarity with data protection law (UK GDPR);
- strong written and oral communication skills;
- ability to confidently interact and influence at a senior level;
- ability to prioritise and manage own workload; and
- excellent attention to detail.
- experience of drafting policy and guidance;
- experience in an in-house legal role at a large commercial organisation; and
- experience of preparing and delivering training.