Legal Counsel
Posted 1 day ago by Robert Walters
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This Legal Counsel position offers an opportunity for a qualified commercial lawyer to transition in-house within a leading global technology business. The role involves handling a variety of commercial legal matters across the UK and Europe, while collaborating with key internal teams. The position is hybrid, requiring attendance in the London office three days a week. Candidates with 2-3 years of post-qualification experience are preferred, although those with varying levels of experience may also be considered.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support internal stakeholders including product, sales, and procurement teams on commercial and legal risk.
- Draft and negotiate various commercial contracts such as MSAs, licensing, software, supply, and consultancy agreements.
- Assist with ad hoc matters related to IP, data privacy, and legal compliance.
- Report to the Head of Legal as part of a small team, supported by an international network of lawyers.
Key Skills:
- E&W qualified lawyer with no restrictions on eligibility to work.
- 2-3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) preferred, but other relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience in private practice is ideal.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple legal matters.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
This Legal Counsel role, with a global tech-advanced business, provides a fantastic environment for a practiced trained commercial lawyer to move in-house. Working on broad commercial generalist matters across the UK and Europe, you will have an attractive chance to broaden your skill set and forge relationships with crucial internal teams. This is a hybrid working role based in London.
Your New Company A prominent and global technology-advanced business, that provides its clients with the data and analytics to optimise their growth, processes and internal efficiencies. A true market leader in its industry, this award-winning organisation enjoys a fantastic market reputation and serves clients across a variety of industries, traversing both the private and public sectors.
Your New Role A broad generalist commercial Legal Counsel role reporting into the Head of Legal as part of a small immediate team, that is supported by a wider network of lawyers internationally. Working on matters concerning the UK and Europe, you will support crucial internal stakeholders including the product, sales and procurement teams, advising on commercial and legal risk. Typical commercial contracts you will work on include MSAs, licensing, software, supply and consultancy agreements, while you will also support on ad hoc IP, data privacy and legal compliance matters in a fast-paced environment.
Who You Are You must be an E&W qualified lawyer with no restrictions to your eligibility to work. You'll need to be able to go into the London offices three days per week on a hybrid working basis, and as a guide you'll have 2-3 PQE (though the organisation is happy to meet lawyers with other levels of relevant experience. Ideally you will have trained in private practice. The business is happy to consider both practice lawyers and those may have moved in-house at some point after qualification. This organisation has a rich tradition of progressing careers internally and provides an excellent benefits package on top of the base salary and bonus component. The broad variety of work and established internal infrastructure makes this an exceptional opportunity for a first in-house move.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates