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DAC Beachcroft LLP Don't show me jobs from DAC Beachcroft LLP

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Permanent

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Full time

Overview of Practice Area/Background DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with more than 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. We provide a full service claims, transactional, commercial, risk and advisory capability. We work with clients in a select range of industry sectors and are market leaders in health, insurance and real estate. We are agile, progressive and easy to engage with. Our flexible approach to resourcing enables us to apply the right mix of legal, commercial and process skills to deliver the right outcome at the right price, depending on our clients' individual needs. We pride ourselves on measuring our performance against our clients' expectations. Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2012, recognised 121 of our partners and professionals as leading lawyers and we hold with 84 rankings in 34 separate practice areas, 20 of which are number one rankings. In 2009 we achieved certification under ISO9001, the quality assurance standard and in 2011 we were awarded ISO27001 certification for our information security procedures. We are the largest law firm in the country to obtain a silver Investors in People award. The firm is committed to supporting the communities in which we operate through charitable giving, pro bono work and via structured programmes including those operated by Business in the Community and The Prince's Trust. DAC Beachcroft requires a solicitor to join our Health Commercial team in London as part of its national Commercial Services team. The national team operates from the Bristol, London, Leeds and Manchester offices and has a market leading reputation with both NHS and private sector clients throughout the country within the health sector. DAC Beachcroft's commercial offering to the health sector ranges from advice on large scale procurements of goods and services and major outsourcing transactions; integrated care and joint working across health and social services, through commissioning contracts to joint ventures, mergers and the exploitation of intellectual property. The team advises on all aspects of NHS commercial activity including: * Commissioning Contracts; * EU and Public procurement; * Primary Care Contracting and Joint Woking with Local Authorities; * Income Generation schemes; * Mergers and Acquisitions; * Joint Ventures/Alternative Business Structures; * NHS Reorganisation and establishment of Clinical Commissioning Groups; * Service Level Agreements; * Supply of Goods and Services; * Outsourcing; * IT (including Connecting for Health); * Intellectual Property licences/transfers and other contractual arrangements; * creation of Foundation Trusts; and * NHS LIFT projects. Our Health Commercial team advises the Department of Health and all types of NHS bodies including SHAs, special HAs, NHS Trusts, Foundation Trusts, PCTs and emerging CCGs. We also provide advice to private sector healthcare providers. The firm is a member of the OGC legal services panel and all of the NHS legal services frameworks. DAC Beachcroft is committed to working in the health sector and this is a strategically important appointment for the team. Core Responsibilities You'll be working from a London base supporting the partner, associate and wider health commercial national team with realisation of the business plan of the Team focusing on delivery of prompt, first class services to the clients of the firm. You will also work as part of the national Health Commercial Team advising public and private sector bodies, principally in the NHS but also in the private sector. The role involves advising in connection of all aspects of commercial contracting including exercise of powers, related constitutional issues, public procurement including EU Directives and in connection with all types of contracts for the purchase of goods and services. You will be responsible for your own matters, contributing to the management of team functions and activities and development of the team and client relationships, as and when required. It is also important that you play an active role in marketing and developing existing and new clients and the maintenance and development of team quality standards. You will be required to some supervision of more junior solicitors within the team in smaller projects and other contract matters, as well as support more senior team members in the delivery of larger projects and client development. It is crucial to handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols. Key Skills Ideally you will have between 2 - 5 years PQE with relevant experience in acting for health sector clients in the provision of commercial matters. Due to the nature of the role a thorough knowledge of the Health Service would be an advantage. You must have the ability to display a broad relevant commercial knowledge base (including drafting and negotiation). Client interaction is also required therefore you must be able to demonstrate a high level of commercial awareness in dealing with clients' matters. You must understand and adopt the client's commercial perspective rather than an excessively legal approach, whilst displaying an independent thinking style with a focus on generating commercial and compliant solutions to problems on behalf of clients. It goes without saying that you'll be a confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships, undertake client marketing and influence at all levels within client organisations. On an on-going basis you will be change oriented with a positive approach towards the implementation of new initiatives. It is equally important to possess an enthusiastic, confident and collegiate and flexible approach to your work. Application Details DAC Beachcroft is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. We also welcome direct applications. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please send your CV to us. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.