Commercial Contracts Lawyers
- Employer
- CMS
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland / Aberdeen, Scotland / Scotland, Glasgow
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 24 Jun 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors – Private Practice, Solicitors – In-House
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Practice Area
- Corporate, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Construction, Non-Contentious Construction, Technology / Media / Telecoms, IT, Telecoms, Outsourcing, Energy, Renewables, Licensing / Gaming / Betting
- Experience Level
- 0-2yrs PQE, 2-5yrs PQE, 5+ yrs PQE
- Role Classification
- Lawyer
Job Details
A unique opportunity to gain frontline access to some of Scotland's leading businesses. Be a part of a new, innovative unit, working directly with clients.About CMS
CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.
CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Our bold approach to a changing future ensures that we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.
About the RoleWant to be a part of the revolutionising of legal service delivery in Scotland? Interested in gaining the benefit of time in-house without losing the technical edge of private practice? CMS are creating a new proposition for key clients, working with flagship Scottish businesses and fast-growing disruptors.The role offers the chance to work within a new team, who will be seconded regularly and on a strategic basis to key clients. You will be able to develop strong commercial and client facing skills, work on new service delivery models and gain a significant commercial perspective.Prior to secondment opportunities, you will receive full training and integration within the relevant practice group team, allowing you to integrate with the client and then return back to CMS in between or at the end of secondments. We are looking for lawyers based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen or elsewhere in Scotland with some travel flexibility.
About YouIf you are looking to gain greater client exposure, work with some of the most innovative Scottish businesses and evolve a new model of legal service delivery, then get in touch.We are particularly looking for lawyers with good commercial contracts experience. This can come from a variety of practice areas, for example, corporate or within teams working on commercial contracts in industry focussed teams, such as technology, media, telecoms, energy, projects and infrastructure.We would also be interested in those with in-house experience.We are looking for a range of experience levels, from NQ to Senior Associate.
Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.
For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please click here to view the diversity pages on our website.
Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.#LI-NH1
Company
CMS is a future facing international law firm. With 74 offices in 44 countries and 5000+ lawyers worldwide, and home to business services colleagues across everything from Information Technology, Human Resources and Innovation to Finance, Diversity & Inclusion and Communications. The firm’s core purpose is to build rewarding futures for its clients, people, and communities.
We’re a global law firm. We focus on the big and the small. We look to the future and embrace agility and challenge. We are experts in our sectors and have the rankings to back that up. But it’s not all sectors and rankings. We focus on relationships. We’re a community. We look out for each other, encourage everyone to be themselves, and the best version of that. We’re friendly and go-getting. We act with purpose and find passion in what we do. We seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We don’t want everyone to be the same. We know the best route forward is with the most diverse group of colleagues as possible. We’re here to build a better future.
In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, every team at CMS is empowered to operate and innovate in ways that best meet clients’ needs. We encourage ideas from every corner of our business. We are also committed to addressing our own impact on the environment and approach to sustainability, as well as advising clients with their related legal needs.
We strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours. That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’ perspective means our people are approachable and accessible. And this means we have a genuinely supportive, open culture you won’t find everywhere.
Our culture
It’s all about relationships. Our relationship with you, your relationship with us, and the relationships we have with clients and the communities around us. We want you to thrive and show your personality. Foster community, work together, listen, be open, and help each other succeed. Act with purpose and find passion. Strive for progress and embrace challenges. Seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We value trust over rules.
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive, and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.
Whatever your specialism, and whether you’re a lawyer or a business services professional, a career at CMS gives you huge scope to carve out a brilliant career as you help us, and our clients, to face the future with confidence.
- Website
- https://cms.law/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 20 7367 3000
- Location
-
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
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