Commercial Legal Counsel

• Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries
• We’re a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That’s Grant Thornton
• Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals
• The Office of General Counsel is Grant Thornton UK’s legal function, comprising two sub teams – Disputes and Contracts. The Contracts Team works with all of GT’s service lines and business functions to enable growth whilst managing risk across all our commercial relationships
• We work closely with our client-facing colleagues to help deliver the best outcomes for our firm and our clients
• As a Commercial Legal Counsel within our Office of General Counsel, you will:
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts with key clients, including master services agreements and public-sector framework agreements, ensuring risks are identified, considered and mitigated
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts with suppliers, subcontractors and third parties (collaboration, reseller, sponsorship agreements etc.) to support the firm’s growth
• Work cross-functionally with the firm’s Quality and Risk teams, client-facing partners and staff on legal issues faced within the firm’s various service lines
• Advise on a wide range of other commercial contracting issues, including international contracts, data-sharing agreements, secondment agreements, and software supply contracts
• Keep a close eye on the law relating to contracts and professional liability, share knowledge with the team and deliver training to relevant parts of the firm, and help us leverage AI tools for our work
• Help protect the firm whilst enabling it to deliver excellent services to our clients

Benefits

• Income protection
• Matched pension
• Life cover
• Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
• Professional subscriptions

• Joining us as a Commercial Legal Counsel, the minimum criteria you’ll need is to be a qualified lawyer with commercial contracting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the drafting of contractual terms
• It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way
• Knowledge of adjacent areas of law, such as data protection, intellectual property etc
• An understanding of professional services businesses and risk management issues faced by them
• A pragmatic and commercial, solutions-based approach
• A self-starting attitude and the ability to manage conflicting demands