Commercial Law Administrator - Bucks and Berks Recruitment : Job Details

This is a great opportunity to join a well established, international organisation within their Sales team as a Commercial Law Administrator to work specifically on Sales Contracts.

The position is full time Monday to Friday and Hybrid (2-3 days a week in the office).

The Legal Administrator coordinates and manages the administration of new and existing sales-based contracts with clients and provides guidance to Sales and Client Account teams to aid in the negotiation of contracts to ensure commercial and legal terms are accurate, manageable, and align with company finance policies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinates the review and processing of standard contracts (80% of all sales contracts) that originate in the field including the final execution of the contract document and related placement of documents in Salesforce for reference.
• Reviews and assesses client contract documents for new services which often require non-routine contract management.
• Establishes framework for administering non-standard contracts to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, company policies and client expectations.
• Understands and assesses implications of legal and commercial contract terms on proper revenue recognition criteria.
• Works closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, and other internal teams in preparing 3rd party contracts related to the company's sales activities, which includes modifying language in contracts to track company's established business and legal policies.
• Independently analyses unusual contractual requirements and applies knowledge of company policies and procedures to produce contract documents that meet high standards of legal protection.
• Provides guidance to other Contracts staff as well as the Sales team on contract administration processes.
• Periodically reviews and assesses vendor/supplier contract documents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field or equivalent
• Experience of contract administration experience with involving supplier sales side and services agreements
• Proficient in drafting and negotiating supplier-side sales and services agreements.
• Solid understanding of basic principles of contract law.
• Must be flexible in order to meet needs and time lines of global clients operating in various time zones.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload in a multi-task environment within specified deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in the use of SalesForce.com, Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook), and contract-based software applications.
• Highly ethical.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast paced organisation as a temporary for 6 months. This could be extended.

The benefits of being a temporary worker through Bucks & Berks Recruitment:

• A friendly and supportive temps' team; we are here to answer any questions and support you in your role.
• Weekly pay, no more counting down the days until your monthly payday!
• As a temporary candidate you will receive a Costa gift voucher on your 13th consecutive week worked!
• Holiday pay on top of your hourly rate.
• A flexible approach to working, you are in control of when you are available to work.
• Fantastic experience and opportunities with large and small businesses across the Thames Valley region.
• Gain insight in a variety of departments and organisations, a great way to discover the work you enjoy and the company structures that work for you.

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.

As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.