Trainee Solicitor

PA Consulting Group is seeking a trainee solicitor to join our Cambridge office. The role of Trainee Solicitor will involve all aspects of legal and commercial training in the provision of commercial legal advice to PA’s corporate and business units.  These are predominantly located in the UK, Europe and US although only English law will be the basis for such training.  
 
The Trainee Solicitor will work closely with a variety of teams and individuals within PA and will understand the link between the legal department and the business to ensure the highest quality of services and compliance is met. 

Reporting to Senior Legal Counsel we can promise a wide variety of work, in a supportive and collegiate environment.   

The role will involve

Provision of legal advice – risks and mitigations - on the following topics:  

· Contract law 

· IP and IT law 

· Dispute Resolution 

· Employment law

· Procurement processes (including public procurement) 

Review and negotiation of:

· Confidentiality agreements 

· Service contracts 

· Subcontract agreements 

· Framework agreements 

· Purchase terms and conditions 

· IT license agreements 

Internal support for the legal function: 

· Contract summaries and maintaining online databases and registers 

· Administering large Framework Agreements 

· Ad hoc tasks to support other lawyers and other colleagues 

· Assistance with the production and delivery of internal training 

Identifying commercial and legal risk and suitable strategies for mitigation: 

• Supporting (and eventually leading) all aspects of legal support with the business 

• Assisting internal clients through the internal processes 

• Minimising legal risk within the business more generally 

• Assisting Procurement to negotiate successfully and within PA’s risk boundaries 

• Assisting Audit with internal reviews 

• Promoting best practice  

• Retaining and filing all relevant documentation 

• Delivering training to the business

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment.