Legal Counsel/Contract Manager
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
MTC has a fantastic opportunity for a Newly Qualified Lawyer/Contracts Manager to join our dynamic Legal team.
Reporting into the Senior Legal Counsel – Defence, you’ll have the opportunity to support our growing defence business in a role offering variety, development and an opportunity to make an impact within an organisation that sits at the forefront of UK innovation, technology and skills development.
As Legal Counsel or Contract Manager, you’ll play a key role in providing accurate, pragmatic legal advice across the defence business. Your work will focus primarily on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with customers, suppliers, and partners, while influencing internal stakeholders to support strong, compliant decision‑making.
You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across multiple business units, helping shape outcomes that protect and advance MTC’s interests.
Your key Responsibilities will include.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Advising internal stakeholders on legal risks and practical solutions.
- Supporting negotiations with customers, suppliers, and partners.
- Working collaboratively across the legal team and wider organisation.
- Contributing to improved ways of working, including exploring the use of AI to enhance efficiency.
Who are we looking for?
We’re ideally looking for a Newly Qualified Lawyer from either a private practice or in-house background, or Contracts Manager who has experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. You’ll have strong attention to detail but also be able to take a pragmatic, risk‑based approach and be comfortable working to deadlines.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player who’s looking for an opportunity to develop
their career and role in a busy, varied, and fact paced environment.
Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous.
- Intellectual property
- IT
- Data protection
- Defence contracting
- Construction
We will also consider applications from solicitor apprentices or experienced paralegals who are working towards qualifying and progressing their career to Legal Counsel or Contracts Manager.
Recruitment Process
You're application will be reviewed by the Talent Acquisition team. For successful applications it will be a two stage interview process.
We will require the successful candidate to go through a level or security clearance.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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