In-House Commercial Lawyer

In-House Commercial Lawyer - Job Brief

Contract Type: 12-month Fixed Term, Full Time (Maternity Cover)               

Location: Lincoln / Home-based working

Practice areas:  Legal/Commercial/Contracts

Relevant Experience: Minimum 2 years PQE

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

The Role.

An opportunity has arisen to join our Legal & Commercial team on a fixed-term, full-time basis as an In-House Commercial Lawyer.  The successful candidate will be required to undertake a range of legal and commercial work in direct support to the Company’s Legal & Commercial Director.  The successful candidate will be required to work collegiately with other members of the Legal & Commercial team.  The Company is based in Lincoln but home-based working with occasional travel to the Lincoln office depending on work requirements will be considered.

The Person.

You will be a qualified commercial solicitor with a minimum of 2 years PQE.  You will have experience in drafting and negotiating a range of commercial contracts such as supply of goods and services agreements, software licensing and Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, reseller agreements, NDAs, teaming/collaboration agreements, subcontracts and data sharing agreements. 

You will preferably have some in-house experience and it would be advantageous if you had previous experience of working on public / government contracts; however this is not essential. 

Your knowledge, attention to detail and ability to work as part of a small highly skilled team must be exemplary because the role will be broad and varied.  You should be prepared to assume a comprehensive range of responsibilities, be capable of working independently with light supervision and to deadlines.  You will be confident enough to research and then recommend pragmatic, business-focused solutions both within the Legal & Commercial team and to the wider business where required. Having a ‘can do’ attitude, you will be required to take a flexible, constructive and timely approach to representing the Company on legal and contractual matters.

Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant will be required to be a UK National and complete National Security Vetting which will require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

How to apply.

If you have the required background and are interested in joining a high performing team supporting the delivery of exceptional award winning aviation products and services to our customers, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please click apply and follow the instructions to upload your CV. Alternatively, send a copy of your CV and cover letter to careers@inzpire.com quoting job reference 22-32.

Should you wish to have an informal chat about the role in advance of applying, please contact careers@inzpire.com so that arrangements can be made to put in you in touch with the Legal & Commercial team.

Benefits.

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days Bank Holidays per year.
• Uncapped Leave Scheme (upon successful completion of probation period).
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance.
• Annual Profit and Performance Related Pay scheme. 
• Death in service benefit (£100,000).
• Company contributions into a Group Personal Pension Scheme.
• Business travel insurance. 
• Tax efficient Cycle to Work and Charitable Giving schemes.

The Company.

Inzpire Limited is a highly innovative and rapidly growing Defence and Technology Company who design, develop and deliver some of the world’s most advanced Defence related training, products and services.

In 2022, Inzpire has been listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work for’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies for the second year in a row and achieved ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world class’ for our employee engagement, for the eighth year in a row. For the last 7 years Inzpire were named as a Sunday Times ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ employer and were crowned the ‘Small Employer of the Year’ at the ‘Heropreneurs Awards’ in 2019. In 2021 Inzpire were honoured with a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.

Our team consists of very experienced and highly capable individuals, working together in a friendly and unique specialist Defence Company with a mature ‘can do’ work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright, modern Head Office to the West of Lincoln alongside our Mission Systems team while the majority of operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.

Equal Opportunities.

We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment.  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a 2019 Gold Award Winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We are therefore delighted to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to Service Leavers, Reservists and Military Spouses or Partners (including those of Service Leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.