General Legal - In-House Counsel (Licensing)

Application Deadline: 20 July 2025

Department: Legal

Location: Poole

Compensation: £45,000 - £65,000 / year

Description

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good. The Living Wage Foundation’s statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

The role

The In-house Lawyer will be reporting to the Head of Legal on a fixed term contract for 18 months. Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Key Responsibilities

• IP Licensing Strategy: Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of IP licensing and joint venture agreements across global markets.
• Licence Recordals: Work with the IP team to ensure all IP is adequately protected in markets where licences are granted, including the preparation of recordals licences where appropriate.
• Wider Business Support: Provide pragmatic legal advice to key stakeholders within the business with regards to the formatting and enforcement of licence terms.
• Licensee Support: Answer queries from Licensees regarding their licence obligations, and work with key stakeholders to support Licensees with licence compliance.
• Licence Management: Keep track of licence expiries and speak with the relevant teams to manage licence terminations or renewals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Maintain a strong commercial acumen and implement any relevant changes to the licensing templates as they arise. This includes but is not limited to working with key stakeholders throughout the wider business to incorporate any changes to the commercials flows of the business, into the licences and licensing structure.
• Values-Driven Guidance: Ensure licensing practices align with Lush’s ethical standards.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Solicitor with at least 2+ years PQE.
• Experience working in house, preferably in a commercial or intellectual property role.
• Strong background in licensing of trademarks, copyrights and related IP, preferably in FMCG.
• A thorough, accurate and consistent work practice with an acute attention to detail.
• Experience in conducting research tasks, over multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to work autonomously whilst also escalating matters to HOL when appropriate
• Be highly driven, ambitious and focused on delivering a high standard of legal service to the business in a friendly, approachable manner.
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Highly effective communicator (written and oral) at all levels.
• Confidence in communicating with stakeholders of all seniority levels.
• Ability to be persuasive, interact effectively with the business, remain calm, and work under pressure.
• Thrives in an agile environment, managing competing deadlines and
• Willingness to take on tasks outside of your area to support other members of the general legal team as required.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)
• Enhanced paternity leave*
• Bonus scheme
• Day off for weekday birthdays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted rail and bus season tickets
• Employee assistance programme
• Financial childcare support on return to work*
• We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
• Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more
• *Tailored gender affirming care *qualifying period/hours required

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