Information about the business and team.

Our Client is a leading international banking group, headquartered in London, with a strong presence in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The bank provides a wide range of financial services including retail, corporate, and institutional banking. The team involved in this requirement sits within the Enterprise Legal function and works closely with the Third Party Risk Management team and PMO to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations across global operations.

What does the client need help with?
The client requires additional legal support for the DORA Contract Remediation Programme, which involves renegotiating and updating contracts with major technology vendors to ensure compliance. This is due to high volume and regulatory deadlines impacting the German banking entity specifically.

What will the role involve?

• Leading and supporting contract remediation work under DORA requirements
• Negotiating technology contracts with large vendors (hardware, SaaS, PaaS)
• Managing ICT third-party risk considerations within contracts
• Presenting updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders and business functions
• Working closely with the PMO and Third Party Risk Management team
• Ensuring compliance with group-wide standards and regulatory requirements
• Driving proactive engagement with vendors and managing renegotiations end-to-end

What skills do they need?
You will be a senior technology contracting lawyer (10+ years PQE) with strong experience in negotiating complex tech agreements. You should have knowledge of ICT third-party risk management and ideally prior exposure to DORA requirements. Banking or financial services experience is preferred, and you must be comfortable working independently and engaging with senior stakeholders.

Working Pattern: Full time (5 days per week), with one day in the London office (Tuesday)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months (with potential extension to 9 months)
IR35 status: Employed models only

LOD is the leading flexible legal service provider across ten locations: Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Sydney. We are changing the way in which clients buy legal services and provide talented lawyers with a new way of working.

We’ve achieved some of the fastest growth in our sector by creating and leading a new professional service category. That growth continues as we launch new services, responding to the way our lawyers want to work and clients want to engage them. This role offers an opportunity to be part of this story.

LOD has caught the imagination of the changing legal marketplace for ‘new law’ services. We now have a team of around 600 lawyers and consultants of the highest quality working across the globe. We have an inspiring client list that range from globally recognised multinationals to start-ups and include the likes of Google, Barclays and adidas.