Commercial Legal Counsel – Maternity Cover

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine ambitious, entrepreneurially spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Quality and Risk Management Team (QRMT) at BDO comprises several sub-teams including the Office of the General Counsel Legal, Root Cause Analysis, Enterprise Risk Management, Economic Crime, Quality Management, Ethics and Independence and Advisory Regulatory and Compliance. It provides Partners and staff with the guidance, tools and support to enable them to identify and manage quality and risk issues. The QRMT is led by the Head of Quality and Risk Management Team, who is a partner who reports into the Head of Quality and Risk for the Firm and sits on the BDO Executive Board.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Overview

BDO’s Office of the General Counsel is seeking a Commercial Legal Counsel to join the team on a fixed-term basis for a period of 15 months, providing maternity cover. The role will support wide ranging client facing commercial contracting activity. A key part of the role will be leading on negotiating complex master services agreements with some of BDO’s largest clients, often with an international element and frequently involving the inclusion of technology provisions.

The role requires an experienced lawyer capable of supporting the business in making pragmatic commercial decisions that will ensure contract negotiations align with BDO’s risk appetite. The role will also offer the opportunity to support the Firm’s internal function on strategically significant contracts and leading on the client flow down elements of risk management in technology procurement.