Manager, Commercial/ Technology Lawyer, QRS

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As a commercial lawyer within the Tax & Legal Quality & Risk Management team you will have the exciting opportunity to work alongside tax and legal practitioners as a business enabler with direct involvement in innovation and transforming businesses. Our team of lawyers and risk professionals is truly supportive and collaborative, offering excellent scope for personal and career development with diversity and inclusion being a core principle in growing our team.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way , serve with integrity , take care of each other , foster inclusion , and collaborate for measurable impact . These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

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We have an exciting opportunity to work as in-house legal counsel and risk manager within Deloitte’s Tax & Legal business to support contractual and commercial deals which will require experience of leading/supporting negotiations within the professional advisory and technology & AI spaces, as well as support in relation to the development and provision of new technology offerings.

You will deliver high-quality, business-focused solutions in a challenging, dynamic and demanding marketplace – you will be a strategic legal and risk advisor and partner directly with our business and are expected to assess and understand how business risks can be managed and mitigated, whilst advising on a range of legal issues and contracts.

Your role will involve:

• Supporting with a view to leading negotiations for material complex commercial contracts, including regularly facing off with client legal teams and their external counsel
• Advising our Business on potential risks and challenges in relation to opportunities and engagement as they arise.
• Demonstrating a good understanding of the business, its strategic priorities and risk landscape in executing the role
• Providing support to our business during the sales cycle from supporting the engagement teams with their responses to tenders and bid response development to negotiating contracts for services.
• Review and negotiation of engagement contracts across Tax & Legal and MSAs/framework agreements, Managed Service and Outsource Agreements, including leading direct discussion with clients and their legal advisors.
• Working closely with the business to discuss and develop commercial offerings to clients as we move to a more innovative way of pricing our services e.g. risk/reward deals, value-based billing.
• Demonstrating a good ability to manage a varied workload effectively, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines
• Drafting and negotiating ancillary commercial contracts, including alliance agreements, product/asset licences, engagement letters, sub-contracts and teaming agreements
• Advising on the use of technology, including GenAI and the provision of technology related services
• Advising on tenders and RFP responses
• Collaborating with other functions within Deloitte and globally on risk management matters (e.g. data privacy, security, compliance)
• Developing practical commercial solutions and risk mitigation strategies for Deloitte’s business and client service teams – enabling them to provide excellent client service while managing Deloitte’s risk
• Advising Deloitte’s partners 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
• Embracing and supporting the adoption of Generative AI across the team AI as part of the QRS Legal transformation activities
• Working on a variety of change and efficiency projects.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

“Our lawyers are strategic, innovative commercial advisors”. They support the firm’s ambition, whilst also protecting the business interests. We are seeking individuals that can build strong business relationships with people at all levels across the firm.

Essential Experience:

• We are seeking a qualified lawyer with proven experience in negotiating complex commercial and technology contracts and professional service framework agreements.
• Experience of contracting for the use of AI tools/products as part of delivery projects is preferable
• In-house experience with a technology or consulting business
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders
• Proven track record of thriving in fast-paced, agile environments
• Use of AI tools to accelerate and support day-to-day workload and functions
• Ability to manage a demanding workload effectively and to be both proactive and responsive
• Strong team player with experience of building trusted business relationships
• Experience of dealing with and managing senior and multiple stakeholders
• Strong PMO skills to drive negotiation teams (and collate SME input) which you will lead to close deals in a timely fashion to give us competitive edge

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Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

National Quality and Risk Management

We ensure we manage our business with integrity. This includes developing and managing assurance and business risk frameworks, anti-money laundering, addressing any potential conflicts of interest amongst clients and maintaining our independence from them, ensuring we’re compliant and managing the security of our people.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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“Everyone always says, “it’s the people,” and that’s true. Working for a brand you feel proud of feels pretty good too. And you don’t have any stress about fitting into a particular stereotype, because there are so many different types of people in Deloitte Digital.” -Gillian, Enabling Functions

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in our Belfast, Bristol, or Cardiff offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers