Commercial Contracts Lawyer

Jane Street · Quant · London, United Kingdom · Legal and Compliance

Commercial Contracts Lawyer to partner with Engineering, Facilities, and Procurement teams, review and negotiate commercial contracts, and advise on day-to-day contract issues. The role requires expertise in commercial contract law, including leases, construction, technology, and data licensing, and comfort incorporating AI into legal practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partnering with our Engineering, Facilities and Procurement teams as a trusted advisor and thought partner on strategy, planning and risk management
  2. Reviewing and negotiating office and data centre leases, master services agreements, professional services and consulting agreements, licence agreements and other commercial contracts
  3. Supporting our commercial contracts and procurement processes, and advising our market data, technology and other infrastructure teams
  4. Advising the broader firm on day-to-day contract issues that arise across our global offices

Skills

Required

  • 8-12 years of experience in commercial contracts
  • commercial real estate leases
  • construction fit-out projects
  • data centres
  • technology and professional services
  • qualified solicitor in England and Wales
  • advanced knowledge of commercial contract law
  • leases
  • construction projects
  • technology and data licensing
  • strong writer and communicator
  • great people skills
  • collaborative and consultative approach
  • organised
  • willing to take initiative on process improvements
  • experienced working with engineering and procurement teams
  • experienced with contract management systems
  • experienced with legal review processes
  • fluent in English

Nice to have

  • in-house experience preferred
  • market data experience is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • A qualified solicitor in England and Wales in good standing with the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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About the Position

We are looking for an energetic, driven Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join Jane Street's growing Legal team in a newly created role. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Partnering with our Engineering, Facilities and Procurement teams as a trusted advisor and thought partner on strategy, planning and risk management
  • Reviewing and negotiating office and data centre leases, master services agreements, professional services and consulting agreements, licence agreements and other commercial contracts
  • Supporting our commercial contracts and procurement processes, and advising our market data, technology and other infrastructure teams
  • Advising the broader firm on day-to-day contract issues that arise across our global offices

The right person for this role will be intellectually curious, precise, genuinely enthusiastic about learning and able to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

About You

  • Have 8-12 years of experience in commercial contracts, including commercial real estate leases, construction fit-out projects, data centres, and technology and professional services (in-house experience preferred)
  • A qualified solicitor in England and Wales in good standing with the Solicitors Regulation Authority
  • Have advanced knowledge of commercial contract law, with comfort across leases, construction projects, technology and data licensing
  • A strong writer and communicator with great people skills
  • Adept at incorporating AI into legal practices
  • Collaborative and consultative in your approach; organised and willing to take initiative on process improvements
  • Experienced working with engineering and procurement teams; having market data experience is a plus
  • Experienced with contract management systems and legal review processes
  • Comfortable travelling to our New York office 1-2 times per year or as required
  • Fluent in English

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