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Commercial Lawyer

Employer
Axiom
Location
London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
Competitive + Competitive
Closing date
8 Nov 2021

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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, In-House
Experience Level
Junior Level, Mid Level, Senior Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Company/Commercial
PQE
1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, 7+ Years

Job Details

Reimagine your legal career 

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. With over 2,400 employees spanning North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable corporate legal departments to drive efficiency and growth to adapt to a demanding new era. 

Axiom empowers you to take control of how you work while contributing your expertise to the world's best companies. 

Currently, we're hiring Commercial Lawyers to join us with:

  • Good academic credentials and post-qualification experience.
  • In-house legal experience is preferred (directly, or as a secondee) but is not essential.
  • Strong commercial understanding, and excellent interpersonal skills.
  • You must have the right to work and be eligible to practice as a lawyer in the UK.

The responsibilities for this role will include: 

  • Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on a variety of complex commercial contracts.
  • Proven experience dealing with services and consulting agreements, licensing agreements, content agreements, software development contracts, SaaS agreements, SLA agreements, e-commerce agreements.
  • Exposure to IT and/or outsourcing transactions, including offshoring, ITO and BPO as well as data privacy/security is desirable.
  • Supporting clients across a wide range of industries in relation to internet/digital, social media and e-commerce issues.
  • Partnering and supporting a fast-paced sales or business organisation by managing multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, offering access to a variety of professional development programs and continuing legal education opportunities. 

Since 2000, we’ve reached legal professionals globally and been committed to reimagining legal work. We seek to live up to the New York Times’ prediction that, “A more sweeping transformation may be on the horizon. And it may look a lot like Axiom”.   

Our company is ranked #1 in business of law, innovation in corporate strategy, and innovation in law firm efficiency by the Financial Times. 

Learn more about working at Axiom.  

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. 

Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Axiom is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce.

Company

Axiom exists to change the legal industry for the better.
 
A recognized leader in the business of law, Axiom is the world’s largest and fastest growing non-traditional legal services firm. Combining deep legal and business expertise with operational prowess, we help clients minimize risks, reduce operating costs and accelerate revenue. With 2,000+ employees, Axiom serves nearly half of the FTSE/Fortune 100 through 16 locations around the world.
 
The Financial Times ranked Axiom #1 in business of law and innovation in corporate strategy, while The New York Times said Axiom is “rewriting the law firm business model.” In addition, Axiom CEO Mark Harris’ accolades include recognition by the Financial Times as a "top ten agent for change," by Forbes as a "name you need to know," by the National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers, by the ABA as a "legal rebel" and by the Aspen Institute as a 2013 Henry Crown Fellow.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0)207 324 5300
Location
6th floor, 159/173 St John Street
London
London
EC1V 4QJ
GB

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