Commercial Counsel

Company:

MMC Corporate

Description:

Commercial Counsel – Belfast (2-7 years PQE)

An exciting opportunity has come up within Marsh McLennan Legal team for a mid-level, commercial lawyer looking to develop their career within a leading professional services firm.

We are a global consulting leader in health, talent, retirement and investments. We believe in building brighter futures — providing trusted advice and solutions and building healthier and more sustainable outcomes for our clients, colleagues and communities. We’re part of Marsh McLennan, the world’s leading professional services firm in risk, strategy and people. We work side by side across disciplines, industries, businesses and borders to solve our clients’ most complex problems.

Given the success of our Legal Commercial Team in Belfast, we are looking to further expand our team to bring in a mid-level lawyer to join our high performing and well-regarded legal team.

We will count on you to:

• Draft, review and negotiate client agreements and ancillary legal documentation

• Negotiate contracts with third party providers, working closely with our Compliance teams for regulatory input

• Act as an escalation point to the commercial paralegal team in the first instance and provide technical feedback where necessary

• Collaborate with the commercial paralegal team to maintain and update template agreements and implement process developments

• Support the wider Legal team with internal projects and various commercial matters

• Maintain up-to-date legal knowledge to ensure compliance with relevant policies and legislation

What you need to have: 

• 2-7 years’ PQE (qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales or an equivalent common law jurisdiction)

• A commercial lawyer with good technical skills

• Relevant experience in a professional services firm, financial services organisation or law firm

• Excellent document drafting, communication, and negotiation skills

• Strong commercial acumen with an ability to deliver clear and pragmatic solutions

What makes you stand out? 

• Experience in supervising junior team members/paralegals or being a contact for contractual escalations would be advantageous

• Experience working with data protection legislation and negotiating DPAs

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.