Commercial lawyer Work, Jobs in Chippenham, Wil (with Salaries)

Senior In-House Lawyer (Commercial)
UK Research and Innovation —Swindon
- £58,589 - £65,100 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Commercial Senior Paralegal / Qualified Solicitor
Kidwells Solicitors —Bristol
- From £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- IT
- Free parking
Quick apply
Commercial Property Lawyer
Awdry Law —Devizes
- Full-time
- Negotiation
Senior Lawyer – Merchant Services - Banking Products Legal (12 months FTC)
Lloyds Banking Group —Bristol
- £114,606 - £134,830 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Banking
11d
VodafoneThree - Senior Legal Counsel
Vodafone —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
Commercial Property Associate Solicitor
Current Legal Recruitment —Bristol
- £65,000 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Supervising experience
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Work from home
Quick apply
Senior Commercial Legal Counsel - Commodities Trading d/f/m
RWE Supply & Trading —Swindon
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- IT
- Negotiation
13d
InHouse Lawyer
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Hospitality
- Contracts
- Negotiation
Solicitor - Education
Stone King —Bath
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Commercial Assistant
Kidwells Solicitors —Bristol
- From £26,500 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- IT
- Free parking
Quick apply
Contract Paralegal - Financial Litigation
TLT —Bristol
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Assistant to Lead Lawyer
Keoghs —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- IT
- Employee discount
Quick apply
8d
Contract Change Trainer
TLT —Bristol
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
Consultants – Clinical Negligence (flexible hours)
Bevan Brittan —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Work from home
- Employee assistance programme
Managing Associate - Commercial
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP —Bristol
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Real Estate Paralegal
Bevan Brittan —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Office experience
- Employee assistance programme
Legal Counsel (corporate / commercial, 3-5 PQE), hybrid/remote
SeedLegals —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Quick apply
M365 Architect
Osborne Clarke —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Access
- Analysis skills
- SharePoint
Client Listening & Insights Manager
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain —Bristol
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
Solicitor - NQ to 5 PQE
Accutrainee —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Financial services

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Senior In-House Lawyer (Commercial)

UK Research and Innovation -
Swindon

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£58,589 - £65,100 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
UK visa sponsorship
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Law
Analysis skills
Presentation skills
Contracts
Communication skills

Full job description

Details

Reference number

471027

Salary

£58,589 - £65,100

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

UKRI Band F

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

UKRI - Legal

Type of role

Legal Services

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

Didcot, Swindon

About the job

Job summary

About UKRI

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is an independent, non-departmental public body, bringing together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK, and Research England. UKRI works to maximise value from the UK Governments investment in research and innovation, and its budget was £8bn in 2022.

UKRIs mission is to lead the overall strategic direction of research and innovation funding in the UK, pushing the frontiers of human knowledge, to deliver benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research and business-led innovation. UKRIs Legal Team is seeking to appoint a Senior In-house Lawyer (Commercial/Advisory).

This post can be based in Swindon or Harwell. Periodic travel to other UKRI locations where the Legal Team and key clients are based may also be required according to business needs. UKRI operates flexible working policies which include the opportunity to work part of the week from home.

About the UKRI Legal team

The UKRI Legal Team delivers high quality, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of issues that support the effective operation and statutory functions of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

The Teams work is wide ranging and continues to grow in both scope and complexity. Our current commercial portfolio includes large scale projects and complex contracts, public procurement, intellectual property, property matters, company law, subsidy control, grant funding and research contracts. Lawyers working in UKRI Legal are expected to take a flexible and proactive approach, quickly developing expertise in new or unfamiliar legal areas as UKRIs remit evolves in response to organisational and policy developments.

Job description

Role and Responsibilities

You will be an experienced lawyer with significant experience advising complex commercial matters and transactions, able to operate effectively within the statutory framework applicable to a non- departmental public body. You will work with minimal supervision and deliver clear, pragmatic, and legally robust advice across a broad range of commercial matters, with particular emphasis on commercial and contract law, grant funding and research contracts. The role also includes line management responsibility for a small team of legal professionals, supporting their development and fostering continuous professional growth.

In particular you will have:

Strong technical legal expertise and commercial awareness.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to influence and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
A proactive, can do approach, with the ability to manage and prioritise a varied and demanding workload.
Strong attention to detail with a proven track record of meeting deadlines and effectively prioritising and managing competing demands.

Person specification

Personal Specification

The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I).

Essential

Academic Qualifications:

A minimum of a 2:1 honour degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or demonstrable equivalent academic or professional achievement, this may include relevant experience and successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/CPE, Legal Practice Course (LPC), Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) (S).

Professional Qualifications

Qualified to practise as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive in England and Wales (S).

Substantial experience gained following qualification in commercial and contract law (S).

At interview, candidates must demonstrate and provide evidence of:

Extensive experience of providing pragmatic, business-focused legal advice on commercial and contract law matters, including grant funding and research contracts. Experience of advising on one or more of subsidy control, public procurement or public law would be advantageous (S&I).
Proven experience of managing, leading, developing and supporting a high performing team of legal professionals (I).
Strong legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk (I).
The ability to think strategically and creatively, see legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly (I).
Strong analytical skills, and the ability to deliver timely, proportionate, and considered advice based on sound legal research (I).
The ability to build strong relationships with clients and champion the work of the Legal Team (I).
An understanding of the role of lawyers within public sector organisations and the ability to apply the governance and statutory framework within which UKRI operates (I).

Candidates invited to interview will be asked to provide specific examples to demonstrate how they meet the above criteria.

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!

A list of benefits below:

An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
Flexible working options.

Plus, many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

For further information on our benefits please see:

Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact [email protected].

Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact [email protected].

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,589, UK Research and Innovation contributes £16,973 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

1st interview incl presentation.

Interviews will either take place remotely via Teams or in person face to face.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Name : Recruitment Team
Email : [email protected]

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