Junior Commercial Lawyer (0-3 PQE)

Role: Commercial Lawyer – Public & Private Sector

Location: Flexible within the UK

Start: ASAP | Duration: 4–6 months

Hours: Full-time (Part-time considered)

Overview

We're seeking a commercial lawyer for our customer to provide legal support to business teams during a period of increased transactional volume. This includes advising on high-value contracts, supporting bids, resolving complex contractual issues, and ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on complex, high-value commercial transactions
• Provide pragmatic legal guidance across bids, disputes, and governance matters
• Liaise with internal teams and external counsel to manage legal risk and ensure contract compliance
• Contribute to strategic projects and help drive legal process improvements
• Act as a point of contact for stakeholders, offering legal and commercial insight
• Ensure activities comply with regulatory, competition, and internal policy requirements

Experience & Skills

• Qualified lawyer (2+ PQE) with strong commercial contracts experience
• Experience in telecoms/technology sectors and public sector procurement preferred
• Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Business-minded, pragmatic, and detail-oriented

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.