Senior Associate

About the job:
Full-time
With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor has identified the need for another innovation in the legal services market: Integrated LawTM.  

Factor is the market leader in Integrated LawTM, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.  

Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work like contracting. We deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a better contracting experience. 

Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.  

Factor is committed to building the best culture in legal. We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.  

We are comprised of more than 600 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!

The Role:

We’re looking for a Senior Contract Associate with procurement contract experience to join our team. As a member of our team, you’ll be responsible for supporting our clients business by drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts as part of a wider general support service to the client’s contracts management and in-house legal teams.  

If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you.

Responsibilites
Be part of a team committed to overall delivery of services and compliance with all delivery commitments to the client
Draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts including content and development contracts, software development contracts, professional and consulting services contracts, staffing contracts, licensing contracts, other IP/IT contracts and general commercial contracts; 
Working with junior team members and training and developing them to become skilled negotiators 
Assisting the Delivery lead by owning the more complex negotiations and providing oversight and QC of more Junior members of the team, some of who may not have negotiated before.
Adhere to delivery processes and commitments; 
Identifying new opportunities to improve the client negotiation processes & procedures and to further develop our long-term relationships.
Input and manage data on Factor and client systems and keep them up to date; 
Help develop contract templates, playbooks and other tools for use by the team; 
Remain up to date on legal and other relevant developments;  
Be part of a team committed to continually improving our service to the client and adding value.  
Qualifications
You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same. This role requires excellent attention to detail and strong commercial awareness. It’s no small task!

In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role:
Law Degree and/or Legally Qualified 
Legally eligible to work in the country this role is based
4+ years’ demonstrable experience of independently drafting and negotiating commercial contracts within a law firm, as part of an in-house legal team or within Factor 
Procurement contracting experience
Excellent attention to detail 
Operates with substantial latitude, with minimal or no supervision 
Strong commercial awareness, working directly with business managers 
The legal knowledge to act as a senior advisor to the client and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members 
Very strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills 
Very strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite – especially Microsoft Word 
Coaching and mentoring more junior team members 
Experience of client relationship management 
Working with a recognized matter management system as part of daily routine  
What We Offer
Chance to develop your career in an international, innovative company providing legal services to top brands worldwide; 
Opportunity to join an industry-leading executive team and over 400 lawyers, contract experts, technologists, and process consultants; 
Inclusive and nurturing work environment, where everyone’s contributions are valued; 
Comfortable working hours with respect for work-life balance; 
Flexible working model  
Anniversary gift