Key skills
CloudAISaaSCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- This is an exceptional opportunity to join our Commercial team and work for a range of impactful and purposeful organisations. Our lawyers work across commercial contracts and regulatory advice specialising in technology, AI, IT and outsourcing, SaaS and cloud services, IP, licensing, franchising and e-commerce, manufacturing, memberships, advertising and marketing, distribution, sponsorship and joint ventures.
- The Commercial team supports a fantastic variety of clients including life sciences organisations, EdTech, MedTech, retail brands, trade and royal charter bodies, publishers, educational bodies, awarding organisations, B-Corps, social enterprises and charities.
- This role will offer you the opportunity to not only develop your technical legal skills but also develop management skills through supervising trainees, support business development initiatives, deepen sector expertise and client relationships through secondment opportunities and cultivate your personal interests through our internal groups and committees.
- Our permeable team structure ensures a supportive environment coupled with the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across the department.
Requirements
- Qualified UK solicitor with NQ
- 2 years PQE with experience in IT and commercial contracts, as well as IP licensing
- The ability to build, maintain and nurture relationships
- A client-centric approach
- Teamwork – there is a place for individual effort but we highly value a collaborative approach
- A results-focused mentality – we hope you’ll challenge the status quo if you feel it’ll benefit our work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Curious mindset and flexible approach to meeting our clients evolving needs
- A genuine interest in the work we do; we encourage questions about the business and invite you to test assumptions and propose ideas
- You share our values and want to make a difference.
- You want to feel that you are a part of the Bates Wells experience and ‘belong’
Tech Stack
- Cloud
Benefits
Impact-Driven Purpose: We align profit with social purpose to create lasting positive impact for our people, communities, and planet.**Committed to the Climate: Through our Climate & Nature Group, we reduce environmental impact and drive a just transition to net zero. **Championing Inclusion: **We foster a diverse, inclusive culture where creativity and innovation thrive.**Flexible and Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model supports balance, with part-time options and at least two office days weekly.****Progressive Benefits: **We offer sustainable pensions, IVF support, private healthcare, and more for your well-being and growth. **At Bates Wells, equity, diversity, and inclusion are part of who we are and how we work. As a B Corp and purpose-driven law firm, we’re committed to building a workplace that is fair, inclusive, and representative of all.