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Construction & Commercial / Technology Lawyer
Glasgow | Hybrid Working | Financial Services | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
A leading global financial services organisation is looking to appoint a Construction & Commercial / Technology Lawyer to join its high-performing in-house legal team in Glasgow.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to work on a broad range of high-value, complex matters across construction, procurement, technology, and commercial contracts within an innovative and internationally recognised business.
You'll work closely with procurement, technology, capital projects, and business stakeholders, providing commercially focused legal advice while helping to manage legal and regulatory risk across a diverse portfolio of projects.
The Role
You'll provide pragmatic legal support on a wide range of commercial and technology matters, including:
- Advising on legal and commercial risk across construction, procurement, and technology projects.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements.
- Supporting major capital projects, workplace developments, and real estate initiatives.
- Advising stakeholders on governance, regulatory requirements, and organisational policies.
- Working collaboratively with procurement, technology, real estate, and business teams to deliver commercially focused legal solutions.
- Managing matters independently while building strong relationships across the wider business.
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About You
We're keen to speak with qualified Solicitors, Barristers, or equivalent legal professionals who have gained relevant post-qualification experience within private practice and/or an in-house legal team.
You'll ideally demonstrate:
- Strong commercial judgement with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
- Experience advising on legal risk and supporting effective risk management across an organisation.
- The ability to manage a varied workload independently while engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within a high-performing legal team.
Desirable Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:
- Construction, real estate, or capital projects, including drafting and negotiating consultant, contractor, and framework agreements.
- Procurement and complex commercial contracting.
- Technology and IT agreements, including software licensing, SaaS, cloud services, maintenance agreements, professional services, and strategic supplier contracts.
- Financial services regulation, outsourcing, or operational resilience.
- Familiarity with recognised construction and consultancy contract models and framework procurement arrangements.
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Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most respected financial institutions, working on sophisticated, high-profile projects that have genuine business impact.
You'll benefit from:
- A collaborative and supportive in-house legal team.
- Exposure to complex, cross-border commercial work.
- Excellent career development opportunities.
- Hybrid working.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional development.
If you're looking to move into, or further develop your career within a leading in-house legal team, we'd love to hear from you.
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