Procurement Contracts Consultant; Attorney​/Solicitor

Procurement Contracts Consultant (Attorney/Solicitor)

UK - Remote

Harbor is seeking a Procurement
Contracts Consultant (Attorney/Solicitor) to join our growing consulting deliveryteamtoprovidestrategic, technology and operationallegalservices to clients in the legal, professionalservicesand financial services industries. Our Contracts Attorneysarea highly talentedgroup of licensed legalprofessionals who offer a unique blend of consulting andlegal experience across several industries and disciplines. Our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. The Vendor Governance Solutions (VGS) teamassistsclients inprocuringgoods and services, reducing costs across a variety of areas,optimizingbusinessprocessesand improving stakeholder value.

Thisuniqueroleintegratesthein-depthlegalexpertiseofanattorneywiththeadaptable,client-focusedapproachofaconsultant.

For this one open role, we are looking to fill it from either the London, England area (the “UK Location”) or from the United States (the US Location”).For the US Location, thisis a fully remote rolethat can sit anywhere across the USwith little to no travel involved.

For the UK Location, this is a remote role, with the expectation that the individual is able to work from Harbor’s or a client’s London office on a hybrid basis, when needed.

Thisis a matrix role that reports into the Contract Teamyet receives work assignments through the client leads assigned to the client(s) you support.

As a part of Harbor'sVGSteam, we will rely on you to work closely with project team members and client personnel,facilitatingthe review of vendor contracts, supporting negotiations with vendors tooptimizeterms and conditions, and adhering toboth the client’s andVGS’contracts administration process.

We look to you both to mitigate risk and create value by developing contracts that meet or exceed the needs of our clients.

The clients are US, Canadaand

UK based.

• Apply playbook standards to redline and edit contract languagewhile incorporating client-defined standards and additionallysuggest alternate terms based on the services and products related tothe engagement.
• Identifyterms andconditionsoptions, and/or carve-out strategies,toVGSpersonneland client stakeholders to resolve contract negotiation roadblocks while limiting risk.
• Liaise with client’sin-house legal counsel in the review and final approval ofinitialcontracts and renewals.
• Engage with Harbor’sclient leadsanddepartment leaders to discuss upcoming contract renewals.
• Facilitate contract termsnegotiation process and act as liaison between internal and external personnel throughoutprocessincluding identifying points of escalation.
• Communicatepertinent information in theterms and conditions of each contract to appropriate endusersand stakeholders.
• Effectively managepipelineof work including tracking status of reviews, providing proactive updates toexternalstakeholdersand internal client leads,andtimelyfollow upwithbothinternaland external stakeholders.
• Assist with thecontractsadministrationprocess by updatingany contract status and newly signed documents into our system.
• Act as key point of contact for any questions / needsregardingcontractsassigned to you.
• Develop,updateand administer standard agreement templates and related playbooks.
• Support Vendor Governanceprocesses including on/off boarding of vendors, risk management, and relationship management
• Facilitate and attendproactive planning and contract management meetings with key stakeholders.
• Perform any othercontractrelateddutiesas necessary.

• For the US Location, aJuris Doctorate (JD) and a license to practice law in any US Statearerequired.
• For the UK Role, aLaw Degree and Completion of the LPCwith requisitetraining is required.
• 4+yearsof work experience in contract development, redlining, legal terms review, negotiations, contract management. Law Firm background preferable but not necessary.
• Strong familiarity with Vendor Agreementsincluding Professional Services Agreements, Software as a Service Agreements,Data Privacy Agreements, Software License Agreements ,Event and Sponsorship Agreements.
• Experience with
  
  UKandUScommercialcontractslawsfor…