Contracts Manager - United Kingdom - Mills & Reeve LLP

Description

The Firm are looking for a Contracts Manager to be responsible for the management of a number of our Government Sector key accounts, to be based at our Cambridge, Manchester, Norwich or Birmingham offices.

Working closely with Client Relationship Partners, client service teams and business support teams, this Contract Manager will play a pivotal role in the client experience, developing a key understanding of individual client needs as well as ensuring all contractual parameters and requirements are managed effectively to mitigate risk, and to maintain / grow account the relationship and profitability.

Is a strong strategic thinker with exceptional relationship building skills and proven experience managing large complex contract relationships.
Manage performance and compliance of key contracts and agreements throughout their lifecycle.

Advise and support internal stakeholders on contractual matters, such as contract interpretation, risk assessment, compliance requirements, and best practices.

Liaising with/being the initial point of contact for the client inception team, in terms of conflict checks (both commissioning and then processing and follow-up).

Provide training and guidance to staff on client requirements and contract management processes and systems.

The firm has a strong sector focus with expertise in agriculture, charities, education, food and beverage, health, insurance, private wealth, real estate investment, sport and technology.

Clients include businesses from PLCs to start-ups, high net worth individuals and landowners, more than 120 universities, colleges and education bodies and over 100 healthcare organisations.

This is an ideal opportunity to build your skills and experience with a major UK law firm, listed as one of the "Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For" for the last 20 years - the only law firm to achieve this.

A full policy of the screening the firm undertakes is available on request.

We understand that clients, in the 21st century, no longer want a traditional law firm – they want one that embraces forward thinking approaches to service, billing, commercial know-how, innovation, people management and community engagement.

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We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements and endeavour to achieve the right balance for both our people and the business.

This attitude to flexible working ensures we continue to provide outstanding service to our clients, whilst allowing our people to develop their careers in the knowledge that personal priorities will remain just that.

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