Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Posted 2 days ago by Totaljobs

£101 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Preston, Lancashire

Summary: Join a leading aerospace and defence organisation as a Legal Counsel, providing essential legal support within the Air Operations team. This role involves drafting and negotiating contracts while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards. The position is based in Warton or Samlesbury and offers a hybrid working arrangement. This is a 12-month contract with a focus on innovation and collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing practical and commercially focused legal advice across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Draft, negotiate, and finalise contracts with customers and partners to support successful commercial outcomes.
  • Ensure compliance with key legal and regulatory requirements, including health and safety, procurement law, product safety, export control, and ethical business conduct.

Key Skills:

  • UK Qualification as Barrister or Solicitor.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a leading law firm or in an in-house legal team.
  • Experience in defence, engineering manufacturing, or technology background is preferred.

Salary (Rate): £101.41 hourly

City: Preston

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Legal

Detailed Description From Employer:

Join a world-renowned aerospace and defence organisation as a Legal Counsel Warton or Samlesbury onsite hybrid days per weekWould you like to join a global aerospace and defence organisation? Do you want to work as part of an organisation protecting people and maintaining maximum national security?Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Legal Counsel to add to their talented, hardworking team in Warton or Samlesbury on a 12 month contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same.

The RoleLegal CounselSamlesbury/Warton12 months3 days on site - but there is flexibility£101.41 Inside IR35Interested? Get in touch!

The role:

  • This is a legal counsel role within the Air Operations team in the Air Sector. In this role, you'll act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing practical and commercially focused legal advice to teams across multiple jurisdictions.
  • You'll draft, negotiate and finalise contracts with customers and partners, helping to support successful commercial outcomes and the continued growth of the business.
  • You'll also play an important role in ensuring the organisation remains compliant with key legal and regulatory requirements, including health and safety, procurement law, product safety, export control and ethical business conduct.

Experience:

  • UK Qualification as Barrister or Solicitor
  • Min 5 years experience in a leading law firm or in an inhouse legal team
  • Ideally come from defence, engineering manufacturing or technology background

Background

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global business that has developed a strategy of working closely with its contingent workforce. Within the role, you can expect to:

  • Work on complex, cutting-edge projects
  • Achieve a work/life balance
  • Develop your skills

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