Simmons Adaptive – Interim Junior DORACommercial Lawyer

About Us

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive:

Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.

As an Adaptive consultant you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firms resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.

Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons. For additional information on the firm please visit .

Main purpose of the role:

Simmons Adaptive are keen to hear from newly qualified or junior lawyers with prior commercial contracts or DORA experience who are interested in supporting a prominent financial institution on an interim assignment.

This is expected to be a full-time role starting in January for 6 months.

The role will be focussed on the remediation of DORA non-critical contracts and will entail:

• Reviewing amendments made to standard DORA Non-Critical Addenda
• Assessing the acceptability of supplier amendments using an established DORA Non-Critical Playbook;
• Liaising with internal Procurement and IT teams regarding supplier mark-ups;
• Collaborating with the legal contractor responsible for DORA critical contracts to ensure consistency and alignment;
• Escalating risks delays or issues to senior legal management as appropriate;
• Preparing responses to suppliers including drafting emails and contract mark-ups;
• Supporting Procurement with project management tasks such as updating status trackers.

Person specification:

• You are a junior or newly qualified qualified lawyer.
• You have prior experience preferably within financial services.
• You have foundational understanding of commercial contracts with regulatory-driven remediation work an advantage.
• You have good drafting skills some negotiation experience preferable.
• You have the ability to handle high volumes and competing priorities.
• You have strong communication skills.
• You collaborate well with supporting teams.
• You will be required to hold he relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons market-leading clients
• Youll have support from a Simmons & Simmons sponsor Partner whilst on external assignment
• You will be given access to the Firms resources and Know-how when on assignment
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants along with firmwide webinars and events
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Previous Simmons Adaptive Applicants:

If you have previously interviewed for a position with Simmons & Simmons Adaptive we want to reassure you that we aim to actively consider all interviewed candidates for our current vacancies. If you wish to enquire about this position we kindly request that you contact the Adaptive team via email rather than reapplying through this advert.

Equal opportunities:

• We are committedto promoting equality and diversity in the firmand to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour nationality ethnicity national origins) religion or belief age disability sexual orientation sex gender re-assignment and gender identity marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmonswe seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us should this be something you are interested in.

Background screening:

All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firms policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.