Legal Specialist - Contracts and Operations
Location - Windsor, UK
Type of Work - Office
Role Overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Legal Specialist to join the UKI Legal team. The role will support business growth and financial objectives by managing legal and commercial risk and enabling effective delivery of software and services to the NHS, and other UK healthcare and non-healthcare customers.
The Legal Specialist will play a key role in supporting the management and administration of client and third-party contracts across their full lifecycle, working closely with the Legal, Sales, Delivery and Leadership teams to ensure contractual arrangements align with business objectives, governance requirements and public sector procurement norms. The Legal Specialist will also support the administration, governance and continuous improvement of the Legal team’s bespoke IT services, including AI-enabled legal support technologies.
This role is based in InterSystems’ Windsor, UK office and may require occasional domestic and international travel.
Key Responsibilities
The role supports end-to-end contract lifecycle management, including pre-contract support, post-contract management, and risk and governance activities.
Pre-Contract Activities
- Support tender and bid responses, particularly for NHS and other public sector procurements.
- Draft, review and support the negotiation of a range of customer and supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with business objectives, legal and commercial risk appetite, and applicable NHS and public sector requirements.
- Provide pragmatic contractual support and advice to sales and project mobilisation activities.
Post-Contract Management
- Support the management of contracts following signature, including business adherence to contractual obligations, change control processes and contract variations.
- Monitor contractual performance, compliance and key post-signature obligations.
- Support the management of third-party vendors/sub-contractors and suppliers, both local and global, as required.
Risk and Governance
- Support the implementation, day-to-day governance, administration and continuous improvement of regional and global AI-enabled legal support technologies, ensuring effective, compliant and business-aligned usage across the legal function.
- Identify, assess and escalate legal and commercial risks to appropriate internal stakeholders and, where necessary, internal or external legal counsel.
- Implement and ensure adherence to internal contract management and governance processes.
- Manage ambiguity and develop practical, proportionate solutions to contractual and risk management challenges.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Provide clear, practical guidance on contractual matters to colleagues at all levels, including the Legal, Sales, Delivery and Leadership teams.
- Provide ad hoc mentoring and support to project teams by sharing best practices in contract and risk management, while developing a strong understanding of InterSystems project delivery methodologies.
- Coordinate with local and international colleagues to resolve contractual issues efficiently.
Experience/Qualification Required
- A minimum of 2 years proven experience supporting contract management activities or a closely related discipline, ideally within healthcare, IT, and/or the public sector.
- Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills, with a pragmatic and commercially focused approach.
- Demonstrable experience of contract management processes is essential.
- Demonstrable experience of legal operations processes, contract lifecycle management platforms and AI-enabled legal technologies is highly desirable.
- Experience of UKI public sector or NHS contracting frameworks is advantageous.
- Ability to identify, define and articulate key commercial principles to support sound legal and business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex contractual issues to non-specialists.
- Sound judgment, strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Intellectual curiosity and an interest in technology.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively, both internally and within cross-functional teams.
- Degree and/or postgraduate qualifications with a legal or commercial focus are preferred; relevant professional qualifications are welcomed.
- Experience with AI-related regulatory environments such as the EU AI Act is an advantage.
About InterSystems
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 2 years proven experience in contract management activities or related discipline
- Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills
- Experience with contract management processes
- Experience with AI-enabled legal technologies
- Degree or postgraduate qualifications with a legal or commercial focus
What the Team is Saying
InterSystems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A tiered PTO structure starts at a generous level and is complemented by separate paid holidays. Feedback suggests time off is a standout element from day one in the U.S.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with EAP and wellness offerings, with some onsite or near‑site services in select locations. Feedback suggests these benefits are consistently viewed as strong.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer‑funded profit‑sharing is positioned as competitive with common match programs, alongside disability options and access to financial tools/advisors. Feedback suggests the overall design supports longer‑term financial planning.
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What We Do
InterSystems builds the software that makes complex systems work—reliably, securely, and at scale. For more than 45 years, we’ve been the information engine behind some of the world’s most mission-critical applications in healthcare, government, and business. Our data management, integration, and analytics technologies help organizations connect disparate systems, turn data into insight, and deliver better outcomes. From enabling interoperable healthcare and advancing clinical care, to powering national infrastructure and large-scale enterprise systems, our technology is used every day by millions of people in more than 80 countries. What sets InterSystems apart is not just what we build, but how we build it. We focus on long-term innovation, deep engineering excellence, and solving hard problems that truly matter. Our teams work closely with customers to tackle real-world challenges—often behind the scenes, but always at the heart of what keeps essential systems running. If you’re motivated by meaningful work, technical depth, and the opportunity to have a global impact, you’ll find it here.
Why Work With Us
Because we are a profitable, privately-held software company, we place our clients first in everything we do. You’ll work on meaningful, complex problems alongside deeply curious experts in a culture that values learning, ownership, and long-term growth—without the pressure of quarterly Wall Street demands.
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