Associate / Senior Associate – Commercial Contracts

The Firm

The Team

The Role

• Advising on a broad range of commercial contracts matters, from high-value strategic arrangements to standard form and business-as-usual work.
• Supporting private and public sector clients across sectors including transport, utilities and industrial engineering, on local, national and international mandates.
• Providing commercial support to corporate and real estate teams on transactional matters.
• Building close working relationships across the firm nationally and internationally, with exposure to different partner-led teams.
• Contributing to business development activity, including drafting client briefings and articles.

Candidate Requirements

• A solid grounding in contract law with strong technical drafting and negotiation skills.
• A thorough understanding of the legal, commercial and operational issues relevant to complex contracts.
• Awareness of specialist areas that interact with commercial work (e.g. TUPE, data protection, competition law).
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail, with the capacity to communicate effectively across different sectors and cultures.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work flexibly to tight deadlines.
• A track record of excellent client service and a collaborative, team-focused approach.
• Good networking skills and a willingness to participate in business development.
• At Senior Associate level: the ability to coach and mentor junior team members and to work proactively with partners on client development opportunities.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with a top-tier international firm.
• Genuine commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid working.
• Structured professional development, mentoring and training programmes.
• International and cross-functional exposure.
• Strong focus on diversity, inclusion and employee wellbeing.
• Pro bono and community engagement opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, pension and wellness support.

How to Apply

To find out more or to apply in confidence, please get in touch with your CV and a brief note on your current situation. We welcome applications from candidates at all stages of this PQE range. If flexible working is important to you, please do raise this with us — our client is open to discussing arrangements that work for both parties.

All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.

Please contact Kim Wilkes at Think Legal on kim@thinklegalrecruitment.com