Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in the United States, with more than 850 lawyers across 15 offices worldwide, providing a broad range of legal services in the areas of corporate/commercial, labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies and reflect virtually every industry and segment of the economy. Seyfarth’s International team has assisted clients in more than 170 different countries with a wide-variety of commercial transactions, strategic projects and compliance matters, including some of the largest matters undertaken on a global basis in recent years. Our International lawyers represent some of the largest global companies with their cross-border needs around the world. Role Summary: The International Corporate and Commercial group are looking for a general commercial lawyer with strong experience in commercial contracts and other similar commercial transactions, including drafting, negotiating and managing a wide variety of contracts (for example, services agreements, supply agreements, license agreements and other types of outsourcing and tech-focused agreements). Ideally, this candidate would also have (a) experience with technology transactions and/or some experience in the technology sector, and (b) experience working on contracts or other legal projects across a variety of countries within the EMEA region. This candidate must be a "self-starter" with very strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience dealing directly with clients. Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience Candidates should be at around the 5 years’ PQE level, ideally UK qualified but not essential. Strong technical legal skills, including strong drafting and writing skills Excellent academics Good commercial and business acumen Self-starter with an enthusiastic approach First class interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels across the business and externally Outstanding client relationship skills Experience of managing workloads and deadlines while making decisions that deliver the right commercial outcome Energetic, dynamic and team-oriented Sound decision making with attention to detail Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast paced environment Proven sound new business development skills and experience Entrepreneurial-minded Qualifications