Senior Commercial Counsel (FTC)

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise and enabled by advanced technology the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2000 people across the UK Europe North America Asia and Australia the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources financial services government and public sector consumer products and retail pharmaceuticals and life sciences manufacturing and technology media and telecoms with capabilities spanning strategy transformation and operational excellence all powered by advanced technology data AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringas collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets modernise financial platforms expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics enable digital services in government and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as aGreat Place to Work around the world Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the Worlds Best Management Consulting Firms.

Commercial Legal partners with the business providing specialised legal commercial and risk management support to enable confident growth. Everything from shaping and negotiating client contracts to data technology and AI deals partnerships and contract risk.

This role will report into the Commercial Legal Director working closely with the Legal & Business Integrity and Baringa Enablement teams and wider firm leadership. It is a senior team-leadership role: you will lead and line-manage a team of commercial lawyers setting priorities overseeing theirworkand supporting their development alongside running your own caseload.

We are looking for a high-energy senior commercial lawyer with strong experience in digital contracting (data technology delivery AI cloud etc) and the ability to lead and develop a team to join Baringas Commercial Legal team.

• Leading and line-managing a team of commercial lawyers allocatingand overseeing work managing performance and supporting their development and progression.
• Acting as a senior lawyer in the Commercial Legal team leading on complex digital deals (data technology deliveryAIand cloud) across a broad range of commercial contracts.
• Supporting the wider Legal team and Baringa business with best practice guidance continuousimprovementand training.
• Preparing and negotiating contracts working closely with the consultancy staff and engagement partner. These will include One-off Services Agreements Framework Agreements Licence Agreements Sub-contracts etc.
• Delivering contract risk analysis to Baringas senior management and arranging for escalation of higher risk contract items to Baringas wider Sector Lead group for approval.
• Critically evaluatingchallengingand updating Baringas Contract Risk Scorecard positions.
• Liaising with Baringas insurance brokers to ensure client contract language during negotiationremainswithin coverage.
• Coachingdevelopingand supporting the lawyers in your team helping them grow and progress their careers at Baringa.

This is a critical role in the Baringa Commercial Legal team working directly with partners and senior leadership across the firm and coordinating with others across Baringa Enablement (People Finance Data IT Infosec and others).

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales or a commonwealth country with a minimum of 6 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong commercial law experience with deep demonstrableexpertisein digital contracting cloud data AI and technology delivery and implementation. This digital experience is essential and central to the role.
• Confident negotiator with the skillset to handle complex discussions with large international clientsbanksand their external law firm advisors.
• Understanding of international business practices and cultures.
• Proven ability to lead line-manage and develop a team of lawyers and to work effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial risk assessment and sound pragmatic judgement able toidentify weigh and clearly articulate legal and commercial risk and make confident recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate complex legal and contractual issues for non-legal audiences and to deliver clear guidance and training.
• Highly organised and resilient able to manage a varied caseload prioritise effectively and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment while overseeing the work of the team.
• A continuous-improvement mindset including developing precedentsplaybooksand best-practice guidance; familiarity with legal technology and contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of the data protection and regulatory issues relevant to datatechnologyand AI contracting.

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation nationality disability age faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

For UK & EU

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For the USA

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For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapores Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) you may have rights to access correct or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information please contact us at