Join to apply for the Vendor Contracts - Solicitor role at Gallagher Introduction Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management. We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you. So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply. Overview Join Gallagher as Legal Counsel and play a key role in managing legal risk, with a focus on technology and procurement agreements. You will draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of vendor contracts, including SaaS, consultancy, data provision, HR services, and data processing agreements. You will ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate legal risks, and align contract reviews with the objectives of internal stakeholders, such as Procurement, IT, and Data Protection teams. In this role, you will act as a legal intermediary between the business and external counsel, managing engagements and budgets when required. Additionally, you will provide legal training to trainees, paralegals, and non-lawyers, while developing legal templates, playbooks, and efficiency initiatives to improve service delivery. This role can be based remotely with occasional travel to London. How You'll Make An Impact

Draft, review, and negotiate technology and vendor contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating legal risks. Build strong relationships with internal teams, including Procurement, IT, and Data Protection, and manage external counsel engagements when necessary. Provide accurate and practical legal advice, reflecting English law, and deliver legal training to internal teams. Develop legal templates, guidance notes, and playbooks, and leverage Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and AI tools to enhance efficiency. Stay informed about changes in laws affecting vendor contracts, including data protection, financial services regulation, and AI laws.

About You

Qualified solicitor or barrister. Proven experience as a commercial contracts lawyer, either in-house or in private practice. Broad knowledge of IT contracts and vendor agreements. Basic understanding of Data Protection and GDPR. Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders. Eligible right to work in the UK.

Compensation And Benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Minimum core benefits you’ll get (depending on job level these benefits may improve):

Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, with Gallagher contributions Life insurance of 4x basic annual salary, with option to top up to 10x Income protection, up to 50% of annual income with top-up options Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan with company shares at a discount Share incentive plan (HMRC approved) Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership (over 3,000 gyms) Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal for shopping Emergency back-up family care And many more

We value inclusion and diversity Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business and is embedded into Gallagher’s culture. We support sustainability and communities where we live and work. We embrace diverse identities and talents to better serve our clients and communities. We are Disability Confident Committed and strive to make recruitment inclusive and accessible. We understand applicants may have disabilities and will provide reasonable adjustments on request. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is accredited as a Living Wage employer. We prohibit discrimination and provide equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, with reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations where feasible. Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Insurance

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