Commercial Lawyer, Small & Medium Business and Product

Job Req ID: 32729

Posting Date: 27 May 2024

Function: Legal and Governance

Unit: Legal, CoSec & Regulatory Affairs

Location:

Riverside Tower, Belfast (N.I), United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive Salary & Great Benefits

Location: Belfast, Bristol, London, Birmingham and Manchester

Why this job matters

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join the legal team and contribute to BT Business. As a lawyer, you will be involved in product launches, strategic partnerships, and projects aimed at delivering better outcomes for our customers. Working closely with stakeholders, you will provide legal advice and support across various business areas.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead legal aspects of product launches, drafting terms and conditions, reviewing contracts, and identifying legal risks.

• Support projects to enhance contracting models and terms, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

• Assist in negotiating partnership contracts and supply agreements, driving strategic partnerships forward.

• Provide clear and pragmatic legal guidance to stakeholders, helping them understand legal risks and opportunities.

• Collaborate with stakeholders on legal matters, including disputes, regulatory projects, and legislative changes.

• Develop and comply with legal and compliance policies, promoting a culture of compliance and risk management.

• Influence strategic approaches for projects and partnerships, working closely with business leads.

• Manage external legal providers and ensure effective risk management across Business.

• Promote legal and commercial awareness, providing training and support to stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance teams on cross-functional initiatives.

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders, understanding their business goals and strategies.

• Contribute to the Legal, Regulatory & Compliance team's strategy and initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory restrictions, competition laws, and BT policies.

The skills you need

• Proven experience in commercial law, especially in the Telecoms and Technology sectors.

• Self-motivated with drive and enthusiasm, able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Passionate about innovation and creativity, with strong communication and analytical skills.

• Business acumen and understanding of organisational performance drivers.

• Attention to detail and ability to identify potential issues.

• Pragmatic and solutions-driven approach to problem-solving.

Professional Qualifications and Experience: Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 2 years PQE or proven relevant experience.

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, and additional days for length of service

• 10% on target bonus

• Life Assurance

• Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%

• 50% off BT and EE mobileSIM only plans

• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages

• BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids

• Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks

• 3 volunteering days per year

• Competitive employee discount on BT/EE products

• Competitive friends and family discount on EE Mobile

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.