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60600.00 - 70000.00 GBP / Year
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Job Description:

We’re recruiting a Lawyer to join the BBC Commercial and Technology Legal team, based in London, on a permanent contract. We provide legal advice on UK based transactional matters and some international agreements; all focussed on helping the BBC achieve its public service mission.

Job Responsibility:

  • provide robust, expert, legal advice and support on a wide range of matters including sourcing new suppliers, contract lifecycle management and a varied mix of business as usual work range of business-as-usual, as well as leading straightforward regulated procurement processes and supporting senior members of the team on complex ones
  • show initiative to research new areas of law, applying your analysis to solve problems and provide pragmatic legal advice to support the BBC to achieve its public mission
  • be the sole point of contact for providing legal advice across a range of commercial and technology related agreements
  • work, often under pressure to meet business or statutory deadlines and enable new suppliers and projects to progress as required, managing conflicting priorities as needed
  • provide support to senior members of the team and external counsel on complex matters when required
  • build successful, effective working relationships with a range of personnel at all levels across the BBC and its commercial subsidiaries
  • be proactive to identify new areas of law which may impact on our team’s work and work on creative solutions to help the BBC lead the field

Requirements:

  • Fully qualified lawyer or legal executive with a current practising certificate, good academics and a wide range of experience of transactional commercial and technology matters, gained in-house with a national or multinational organisation and/or within a leading national or international law firm
  • Relevant experience and thorough understanding of regulated procurement processes for enterprise services combined with demonstrable experience of leading legal workstreams of regulated procurements
  • Experience of negotiating and drafting a variety of commercial agreements within the technology, enterprise and/or media industry, having excellent organisational skills to ensure conflicting deadlines are met
  • Experience of advising clients directly, in person, in virtual meetings and in writing, showing resilience to solve problems whilst under pressure
  • Demonstrable experience of building relationships across a range of people and providing continuing excellent stakeholder management

Nice to have:

  • Experience of corporate governance and company secretarial activities
  • Experience of enterprise real estate transactions, for example lease renewals or surrenders
What we offer:
  • flexible 35-hour working week
  • 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days
  • a defined pension scheme
  • discounted dental, health care and gym

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 05, 2026

Expiration:
March 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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