Senior Associate (Public Procurement Law)

DAC Beachcroft is seeking a talented Commercial and Public Procurement Associate or Senior Associate to join our highly successful, award winning team in either our Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester office. With a thriving public sector client base - particularly in healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and central government - as well as a growing roster of private sector clients supporting public sector initiatives, we work on high-profile, media-worthy projects and deliver a first-class service. Working with some of the highest ranked lawyers in the sector, there is plenty of opportunity for development and growth. If you are a public procurement law specialist with a desire to succeed in a flexible and supportive working environment, we'd love to hear from you.,

• Lead and collaborate on major commercial and public law projects, advising on public procurement structures under current regulations, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, and providing commercially focused risk advice.
• Draft, negotiate and manage diverse commercial contracting matters across sectors like health, government, and utilities, including large-scale projects within procurement law.
• Support business development through client engagement, marketing, and networking activities, while contributing to team growth by leading pitches, seminars, and training sessions.
• Manage your own caseload, maintain strong client relationships, and support the team by reviewing work of junior colleagues, assisting with work allocation, and demonstrating proactive financial management.
• Stay current with legal and sector knowledge, actively contributing to team expertise and ensuring compliance with data security protocols.
  
  5+yr PQE Solicitor with strong expertise in commercial and public procurement law, ideally with experience or interest in health, social care and public sector contracting.
• Proven ability to manage complex commercial contracts and advise on procurement projects
• Strong client-focused approach with practical, risk-based advice
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence in working directly and building relationships with clients
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with colleagues and external advisors
• Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
• Strong academic background coupled and a keen grasp of legal issues, with a clear ability to learn quickly 'on the job'
• Ability to adopt a client focused and commercial perspective rather than an 'academic' approach to legal issues
  
  We're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We're market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients - from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Miami, plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe. Working with us Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. Combine this with our supportive culture and hybrid working model, and you have: a Life that Works. Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work., We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture. We are trusted, appreciated as individuals and embraced as part of a team. At DACB, we don't just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you as an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the 'whole you' to work. So if you're good at what you do, come as you are!