Contract Law Advisor required for our client based in Ipswich to work within their internal legal team providing primarily providing sound commercial contract advice to all stakeholders within the business. Part of your day-to-day duties as Contracts Law Advisor will be to review large tender framework agreements and call off contracts, licences and other legal agreements, providing a comprehensive risk assessment of the opportunity to the business. It is essential to be considered for this Contract law advisor role that you possess previous experience within legal contracts which could have been gained previously working as a legal assistant or paralegal.


The Role
*Drafting, reviewing, contracts, licences, deeds and leases taking into consideration legal obligations and company policy.
*Proposing and agreeing mitigating strategies and ensuring contracts are commercially and legally robust
*Involved in pre-tender engagement positioning, advising on the existing contract landscape and any foreseen risks with the customer’s proposed tender documentation.
*Drafting and negotiating variations to commercial contracts
*Advising and drafting on tender clarifications to help seek clarity or amend unacceptable risks.
*Provide guidance to the business development and operational teams regarding our preferred contract clauses, contractual rights and obligations.
*Maintain a standard up to date suite of approved legal documentation and support the continued improvement of standard form agreements to be sent to customers.


The Person
*Minimum of 2 years’ experience within commercial contracts ideally gained as a legal assistant or paralegal
*Must possess contract law experience and strong drafting and negotiation skills
*Trustworthy, discreet and diplomatic Commercial awareness and business acumen
*Good academic background or specialist qualification.
*Understanding of legal document drafting and the significance of formatting
*Excellent written communication skills
*Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential business information
*Ability to travel to other locations


Benefits to you
*Salary £28-£35k dependant on experience
*25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, increasing to 26 days after 1 year
*Option to purchase further annual leave via salary sacrifice scheme
*MediCash
*WeCare
*Telus Health
*Tusker Electric Car Scheme
*Royal London pension scheme 3%


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