Contract Manager / Commercial Lawyer (Part-Time)

We are seeking a skilled Contract Manager or Commercial Lawyer to join the EMEA procurement legal team of a global technology organisation. This is a transactional role focused on supporting vendor contracting for new site development across the EMEA region, including services such as electrical, facilities management, maintenance, construction, and security.Key Responsibilities:Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial vendor agreements across EMEAApplying internal contract playbooks to transactions and exercising sound judgement on when escalation is neededSupporting contract lifecycle management, including tracking, reporting, and coordinating approvalsAssisting with the development and localisation of contract playbooks (French or German preferred)Collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment with procurement, legal, and business stakeholdersKey Requirements:Strong experience in reviewing and negotiating commercial and vendor contractsExcellent commercial judgement and pragmatic legal thinkingFamiliarity with procurement and supplier-side contractingAbility to work independently with light supervision and manage competing prioritiesPreferred Skills:Professional legal qualification (common law or civil law jurisdiction)French or German language skills highly desirable (Spanish also a plus)Prior experience working on infrastructure-related vendor contracts (e.g., construction, facilities)Project management or coordination experience a plusAbout ElevateElevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.

Created: 2025-07-23