Commercial Lawyer Commercial Lawyer

Location

Belfast | United Kingdom

Job description

Description

Description

Location: Belfast

Workplace: Hybrid

Role and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be an experienced commercial solicitor with a track record of dealing with a wide variety of legal issues and an ability to hit the ground running, offering pragmatic, strategic legal advice to a high standard and to challenging deadlines.

You will work on high value and complex projects as well as routine commercial contract matters, developing skills to deliver the highest quality service for our world-class clients across the globe. You will develop strong working relationships with partners, lawyers, and business professionals across multiple sectors in a variety of jurisdictions; and contribute to the identification of innovative services and methods to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.

The commercial team in Belfast works closely with the Intellectual Property, Data & Technology, and Data Privacy practice groups across multiple jurisdictions, including UK, UAE, Asia Pacific, and North America. This includes providing strategic advice on contractual and commercial issues, supporting clients through direct retainers, drafting data protection documentation and advising on data protection issues, and undertaking multi-jurisdictional projects both on a one-off and regular basis.

Experience Required

Skills and Experience Required:

• Qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales, with demonstrable commercial experience.
• Ability to review, analyse, and organise documentary and factual evidence, advising on risk and practical mitigation measures.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well in a team with others of various experience levels as well as individually.
• Sound commercial awareness and a "client first" service orientation.
• Ability to set high standards of performance and deliver desired results.
• A "self-starter" who is collaborative, pragmatic, commercial, and adaptable in their approach.
• Excellent writing and organisation skills.
• Ability to balance work priorities and manage deadlines effectively.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online research tools.

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