B2B Commercial Lawyer

We are actively seeking a B2B Transactional Lawyer to support our client, a major e-commerce brand in the tech industry, for a 12-month fixed term contract. This near-term position is hybrid (3 days per week onsite) out of our client’s office in London.

We are actively seeking a B2B Transactional Lawyer with the following credentials:

• 6-10+ years’ post‑qualification experience, with a focus on commercial contracts.
• Qualified to practice as a UK solicitor or equivalent EU/overseas qualification.
• Law degree or other bachelor’s degree with a law conversion course.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in-office attendance in Central London, Zone 1.
• Strong transactional background, with substantial experience negotiating, drafting, and reviewing complex commercial agreements, ideally involving technology, e-commerce, or platform businesses.
• Exceptionally strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with product and technology teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience advising on expansion into new international markets, preferred.
• Prior exposure to the technology and/or travel and leisure industries, preferred.
• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and a collaborative work ethic.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with business stakeholders and colleagues.

Support our client as follows:

• Support the B2B transactional team on all BAU matters including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including supply, distribution, marketing, technology, and other complex B2B arrangements such as white-label partner arrangements.
• Develop playbooks and contract templates.
• Provide advice to business, product, and tech teams on commercial, regulatory, marketing, and other relevant legal issues.
• Provide clear, timely advice to business, product and tech teams on commercial, regulatory, consumer protection, marketing, and other relevant legal issues, including managing pre-litigation disputes where needed

Engagement Details

• 12‑month duration
• Full‑time (40 hours/week)
• Hybrid: 3 days onsite in N1, London

Benefits

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• We offer market beating benefits in the alternative legal services space, including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension and comprehensive healthcare.
• Engagement support and coaching.

About Epiq Counsel

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers work on a wide variety of matters for FTSE 100 and 250 clients

Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging, high‑quality work that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Our team takes the time to understand each legal professional’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure alignment with sophisticated interim in‑house opportunities at leading law departments across the globe.

Leverage our network to work with organisations in need of top‑tier legal services, and take the next step in your legal career by joining a vibrant community of Epiq legal professionals.

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.