Associate - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Browne Jacobson

Browne Jacobson
Browne Jacobson
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Vacancy details:


Associate
  • Business Services
  • Commercial
  • Nottingham
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Vacancy type

  • Lawyer

Level

  • Mid

Business area

  • Business services

Duration

  • Permanent

Hours

  • Full Time

Location

  • Nottingham

Reference number

  • G00/01

Job title

  • Associate
  • Business Services
  • Commercial
  • Nottingham

Team

  • Business Services
  • Commercial

Vacancy owner

  • Louisa Phillips
At Browne Jacobson, we've always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart. Social and environmental impact are at the top of our business agenda. We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how we improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.

With offices in Birmingham, Dublin, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham, we're a UK & I based law firm with an international reach


Our sectors include:

health; real estate and construction; education; energy and infrastructure; financial services; government; insurance; manufacturing and industrials; and retail, consumer and logistics.

We nurture talent at all levels and from every background and celebrate what makes people individuals.

Law needs all voices to reflect the society it serves and we're working towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion in our firm - and our profession.

We strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance.

We focus on wellbeing and individuality, so that all our people can thrive.


Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department and wider firm?


The Nottingham Digital and Sourcing practice sits within the Commercial team and operates on a national and cross office basis.

It has a long-standing track record of being known for advising on large scale, critical, complex IT and outsourcing transactions, in both the public and private sectors.

These projects are comparable to matters being handled by the top 20 law firms and accordingly we operate in a high pressure and high-performance environment.

This is reflected in our recent appointment to the prestigious and coveted General Legal Advice Services panel for Central Government.

No other firm in the region is on this panel.

We have specialisms in the health sector, central Government, insurance and financial services.

We advise a number of household names including FTSE100 and blue chip insurance companies, along with disrupters and innovators in the healthtech sector.


The role will involve advising and assisting clients in connection with the legal aspects of non-contentious ICT transactions, including IT and BPO outsourcings; the procurement of cloud solutions, software licence agreements, support and maintenance agreements, professional consultancy agreements and other general commercial agreements such as distribution and supply agreements; terms and conditions for goods and services; and framework agreements.

Experience of basic data protection law, social media advice, AI or blockchain would be an advantage but not essential.

We have strong expertise in large/complex ICT procurements in the central Government and insurance sectors and so any experience of advising in either of these sectors (including of public procurement procedures) would also be advantageous, but not essential.


Person specification

What does the role actually involve?

  • To advise clients upon the commercial and other legal aspects of their actual and proposed IT procurements
  • To prepare or assist in the preparation and negotiation of complex IT and other commercial contracts
  • To carry out project management activities such as creating and managing actions logs and risks and issues log
  • To maintain visibility and accessibility across the team and to support in managing client relationships throughout the delivery of legal services
  • To help develop and implement marketing and new business development strategies including drafting articles and presenting at internal and external webinars and events
  • To undertake marketing activities including contributing to tenders and pitches and participating in seminars and networking events
  • To record time promptly and meet financial goals with a good track record in achieving both targets

Who would be a good fit for this role?
As part of the Commercial team, you would be expected to have the following abilities, skills and experience:

  • Bright, intelligent, enthusiastic and passionate about digital and complex transactions with a drive and determination to excel, succeed and exceed
  • The ability to assimilate large amounts of information
  • The ability to translate clients' commercial needs into legally effective solutions and to provide clients with commercially relevant advice
  • The ability to participate/support the supervisor in negotiation meetings
  • Professional an
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