Senior Legal Counsel
Posted Today by Nxtgen Recruitment
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: NXTGEN is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide high-quality legal advice within a significant UK infrastructure programme, focusing on complex commercial and construction matters. This role involves direct engagement with key stakeholders, influencing critical business decisions related to supply chain and project delivery. The position requires a proactive approach to legal challenges, with a strong emphasis on commercial contracts and risk management. The successful candidate will operate autonomously while supporting strategic initiatives across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advising on complex commercial and construction contracts, including drafting, negotiation, and risk mitigation
- Supporting procurement activity across high-value, multi-party projects
- Acting as a key legal contact for internal stakeholders, providing clear, pragmatic advice at all levels
- Supporting on contractual claims, disputes, and compensation events
- Developing and delivering internal training on legal and procurement matters
- Creating templates and guidance to improve consistency and efficiency across the business
- Managing external legal advisors where required, including cost and quality oversight
- Supporting senior leadership with legal insight to inform key decisions
Key Skills:
- UK-qualified Solicitor (or equivalent)
- Minimum 3 years PQE
- Strong background in commercial contracts and/or construction law
- Experience working in-house or closely with business stakeholders
- Confident drafting and negotiating complex agreements
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels
Salary (Rate): £800 Daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
NXTGEN is working on a Legal Counsel opportunity within a major UK infrastructure programme, offering exposure to high-value, complex commercial and construction work. This Legal Counsel role sits at the centre of a large-scale delivery environment where legal advice directly influences commercial outcomes, risk, and strategy.
This isn't a back-office legal position. As Legal Counsel, you'll be Embedded with key stakeholders across the business, advising on critical decisions across supply chain, procurement, and project delivery on a programme of national significance.
You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters, with a particular focus on commercial contracts and construction-related work.
You'll operate with a high level of autonomy, acting as a key legal contact for stakeholders across multiple business areas, while also supporting wider strategic initiatives.
Key areas include:
- Advising on complex commercial and construction contracts, including drafting, negotiation, and risk mitigation
- Supporting procurement activity across high-value, multi-party projects
- Acting as a key legal contact for internal stakeholders, providing clear, pragmatic advice at all levels
- Supporting on contractual claims, disputes, and compensation events
- Developing and delivering internal training on legal and procurement matters
- Creating templates and guidance to improve consistency and efficiency across the business
- Managing external legal advisors where required, including cost and quality oversight
- Supporting senior leadership with legal insight to inform key decisions
Requirements
- UK-qualified Solicitor (or equivalent)
- Minimum 3 years PQE
- Strong background in commercial contracts and/or construction law
- Experience working in-house or closely with business stakeholders
- Confident drafting and negotiating complex agreements
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels
Experience within large-scale infrastructure, public sector, utilities, or transport projects would be highly relevant, but not essential.
Key Details- Contract: Initial 6 months (likely to extend)
- Location: Birmingham or London (3 days per week in office)
- Rate: £800 per day (umbrella, inside IR35)
Please note this is an Inside of IR35 role, the rate offered is dependent on experience