Senior Commercial Lawyer, Tax & Legal, Quality Risk & Security

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with Deloitte UK's Tax & Legal business, as part of the Quality & Risk Management client contracting team in London. The T&L business comprises various diverse service lines, including Business Tax, Global Employer Services and Financial Investors as well as Deloitte Legal. The team works collaboratively with other quality, risk and contracting teams within the UK and across Deloitte's global network. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior lawyer to act as a business advisor and partner with senior stakeholders in the business, assessing and understanding how business risks can be managed and mitigated, as well as leading a team and driving forward strategic and change management projects., As a senior lawyer in the team to provide legal advice on complex and strategic issues to senior stakeholders internally in particular to the Business Tax and Funds areas of T&L. The role involves:

• Working closely with senior stakeholders in the Business Tax/Funds to provide legal advice on strategic matters, for example contracting for new and/or updated service offerings, and/or a change in legal approach


• Negotiation of complex, high value and strategically important client engagement contracts (including operate engagements), including regularly facing off with client legal teams and their external counsel


• The review, drafting and negotiation of an array of other commercial contracts, including MSAs/frameworks (including cross border), NDAs, proposals, sub-contracts, teaming agreements, software and product licences and supplier agreements.


• Acting as a point of escalation of complex legal and/or risk management matters arising on client engagements in Business Tax/Funds matters.


• Supporting the Tax Quality and Risk team in its advice to Deloitte's management and practitioners on general legal and risk management issues, based on an understanding and appreciation of the key business risks that need to be managed


• Driving strategic projects and change management exercises


• Leading and managing more junior lawyers. This will include not only allocating work to them and reviewing that work where appropriate, but also where required, managing their performance and development as their People Leader
  
  "Our lawyers are strategic, innovative commercial advisors". They support the firm's ambition, whilst also protecting the business interests. We are seeking individuals that are able to be build strong business relationships with people at all levels across the firm.


We are looking for a qualified lawyer or a person with considerable experience of negotiating legal agreements. Key attributes:

• The role will involve working across certain business units in T&L, so the candidate will need to be flexible enough to deal with the different legal and risk considerations arising in them.
  
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Personal independence

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Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role., For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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