Legal Contract Analyst/Lawyer - 12 month FTC

**This job is with RPC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ\+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.** **Role Overview** **The team** The Risk \& Compliance (R\&C) team at RPC provides risk related advice, guidance on compliance and general legal support to the firm. In an increasingly complex and regulated environment, our lawyers depend on an efficient R\&C team to give sound and timely guidance and advice. Within the R\&C team, there is a small specialist contracting team, headed by the Head of Commercial Contracting. This is a team of contracting lawyers and executive support assistants who provide internal legal support on both procurement and commercial contracts for the Firm. **The role** We are looking to recruit a Legal Contract Analyst/Lawyer to join our R\&C team to specifically work with our new contract management system, Intapp Terms. The Terms team is led by our Head of Commercial Contracting and forms part of a wider team who are a mix of qualified lawyers and compliance specialists. You will be working directly with the Head of Commercial Contracting and the Risk \& Compliance Executives, who provide the administrative and coordination support required for Terms. The ideal candidate will have some experience with commercial contracts, ideally within legal Risk \& Compliance or be someone with an interest in developing their career in this area. They would be a solicitor or other qualified legal professional, but we will consider someone soon to be admitted or an existing solicitor apprentice with the relevant level of experience. Outstanding candidates who are not qualified but with appropriate level of experience in a Risk \& Compliance team would also be considered. **Duties and Responsibilities include but not are limited to the following:** **Role** Full training and supervision in the role will be provided. This is an opportunity to work first under supervision and then independently on the daily work of the team. This includes: * Assist with the design and implementation of Intapp Terms, including supporting development of associated internal processes and new policies * Act as a SME in the use of Intapp Terms, terms of business interpretation and categorisation of client terms. Training will be provided for this as part of the implementation of Intapp Terms * Uploading and categorising of existing client contracts into Intapp Terms, enabling RPC to build out a comprehensive terms library to train the Intapp Terms AI function * Assisting with the review of new client contracts and renewals of existing client contracts, together with upload and categorisation within the Intapp Terms in line with policy, process and agreed service level agreements * Work closely with the Risk \& Compliance Executives to identify finalised client contract terms from across the business for upload into Intapp Terms * Monitoring developments in relation to client terms and communicating with stakeholders in the business such as Risk colleagues, BCM (Brand, Clients \& Markets), Finance, and Information Security to complete approvals within the Intapp Terms application * Working with the Risk \& Compliance Executives to assign and prioritise incoming requests related to terms review, amendments or approvals * Working with the Risk \& Compliance Executives to implement notifications and summary emails where required, including reviewing Terms contracts for expiry dates, fee renewals etc and flagging with relevant stakeholders, as appropriate. * Dealing with queries from across the business related to client terms, assisting with document comparison and flagging key changes to relevant stakeholders, as required * Supporting the creation of future reporting requirements * Working with Risk colleagues on compliance reporting, including data breach (and other) reporting * Assisting the more senior R\&C lawyers, as appropriate in R\&C projects, including interaction of Terms with the new Client Matter Inception project * Putting together materials for escalated decisions either to the other lawyers in the team or other stakeholders within the business. Providing general R\&C support to Business Services departments and to our international offices across other contracting areas as time and experience allows **Knowledge, Skills And Experience** * Demonstrates a growth mindset and is committed to lifelong learning to build knowledge and expertise. * Experience of the insurance market or time spent as a paralegal on insurance matters would be helpful but not essential * Ability to review and interpret legal and commercial terms proposed by clients, assessing associated risks * Experience of client contract management or an analytical role is helpful, but not essential * Understand the importance of data integrity and industry standards * Interest in use of IT to streamline our processes and record keeping * Delivers an internal client experience that exceeds expectations. * Demonstrates an organised approach to their work. Plans, prioritises and uses technology to work efficiently. * Works commercially to achieve the objectives of the team/firm. * Collaborative and works effectively in a team. * Develops strong working relationships. * Delegates work effectively. * Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative firm culture. * Understands the importance of and demonstrates great attention to detail. ]]\>