Commercial Lawyer (Part-Time) in United Kingdom

Job description

Our customer, a leading IT company is seeking a commercially focused lawyer to support its legal team on a part-time basis. This 6-month contract role is ideal for a qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with strong experience in IT contracts, including software and hardware agreements, and a flexible approach to working across the EMEA region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial IT contracts, including software and hardware agreements
• Supporting business units on legal issues relating to commercial transactions and procurement
• Providing legal advice across the EMEA region on an ad-hoc, flexible basis
• Liaising with internal stakeholders and external counsel where required

Key Requirements:

• England & Wales qualified solicitor
• Proven experience in IT-related legal work, with a focus on software and hardware contracts
• Ability to work independently and flexibly across multiple jurisdictions in EMEA
• Comfortable working remotely and collaborating with international teams

Desirable Experience (Nice to Have):

• Experience in data center-related contracts or projects
• Exposure to broader commercial and technology legal matters across EMEA

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English