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A leading data privacy, security, and compliance software company is seeking an experienced commercial counsel to assist their company on a full-time (40 hours per week), contract basis for an initial 5-month term.

Title: Commercial Counsel (Secondment)

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Hybrid (London or Madrid)

Duration: 5 Months

Hours: 40 Hours / Week

Pay Rate: $100 - $120 USD / hr

Technology: Ironclad, Salesforce

Senior Counsel, Commercial to provide transactional support on commercial contracts. This role manages complex legal matters with minimal supervision, serves as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, and plays a key part in shaping best practices within the Commercial & Product Support team.

Requirements:

Negotiate and close complex SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, including in highly regulated industries.
Includes handling any informal disputes that may arise out of agreements
Own and resolve sophisticated transactional commercial matters independently and lead smaller projects or workstreams.
Handle ad-hoc legal requests for support from the sales function and other business units.
Serve as a trusted advisor by balancing legal risk with commercial priorities.
Understand key IP, commercial, and finance requirements.
Privacy experience as it pertains Commercial Contracts.
Ability to negotiate DPAs.
Drive compliance in day-to-day sales activities, including providing training.
Assist with wider company projects assigned to the Commercial & Product Support team.

Qualifications:

6+ years of transactional legal experience on complex customer contracts.
An excellent communicator and negotiator.
A strategic thinker who considers available information, potential consequences, and organizational goals when making decisions.
An excellent project manager and able to take ownership of stakeholders and solutions.
Self-motivated, able to manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Able to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, with all levels of the organization.
Meticulous and pride yourself with attention to detail and accuracy.
Adaptable to change and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Highly organized.

Bonus:

Public-Sector, Privacy, GRC, Third-Party Risk, AI Governance experience.

About the Company

Legal.io is the all-in-one legal spend and talent platform helping enterprise teams control costs and scale smarter. With flexible staffing, law firm rates benchmarking, and streamlined panel management in one place, we help legal departments move faster, spend less, and get more done. Over 100 in-house legal teams - from leading growth-stage tech companies to the Fortune 500 - trust Legal.io to deliver measurable savings and high-caliber legal talent with speed and precision. Know more