# Commercial and Technology Specialist

**Company**: CMS
**Location**: Edinburgh
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are recruiting for a Commercial and Technology specialist to join our thriving Scottish Tech and Media Team in Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Aberdeen.

Our team advises on a broad range of commercial matters across a number of technology sectors and practice areas, focusing on work of the highest quality. Clients range from large blue chips to smaller commercial entities working with cutting-edge technologies.

Responsibilities:

- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts such as outsourcing, SaaS, services, collaboration, licensing, supply, and distribution agreements;

- Providing commercial, IP, IT, and data protection advice;

- Advising on sectors such as Financial Services;

- Providing efficient professional support for partners and team members;

- Developing professional relationships with clients;

- Supporting the wider group in developing business;

- Involvement in marketing events.

Requirements:

- Knowledge of IP, IT, technology, and data protection issues, as well as strong general commercial expertise;

- 2-6 years of post-qualification experience in a City, major regional, or leading international firm or industry in-house company;

- Experience and confidence in dealing directly with clients;

- Excellent drafting skills and the ability to translate legal theory into practical advice;

- Excellent analytical skills and experience of running your own files and assisting partners on complex, higher-value deals and transactions;

- Sound judgment and good interpersonal and consultancy skills.

Benefits:

- Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually);

- Flexible, hybrid working policy;

- Generous bonus scheme;

- Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service);

- Holiday exchange scheme;

- Private medical insurance;

- Enhanced parental leave;

- Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent.

## Skills

### Required
- IP
- IT
- technology
- data protection
- commercial contracts

### Nice to have
- Financial Services
- Fintech
- blockchain
- robotics
- artificial intelligence

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