Commercial Solicitor Legal Counsel

QED Legal; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented commercial lawyer to join their dynamic in-house team in London. This exciting role offers a blend of interesting legal work, focusing on high-value procurement contracts and providing strategic legal advice across various areas, including corporate governance and M&A. The company embraces a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility while fostering collaboration. Ideal candidates will have 4-8 years of PQE or be strong newly qualified solicitors, bringing a commercial outlook to their work. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a supportive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in drafting and negotiating high-value contracts.
• Experience in providing legal advice on corporate governance and M&A.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate procurement contracts for the company.
• Provide legal advice on data privacy and pre-litigation matters.

Skills

Drafting and negotiating contracts

Legal advice in corporate governance

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Data privacy

Pre-litigation support

Commercial outlook

Education

Trained in a high-quality law firm

PQE between 4 - 8 years

Newly qualified solicitor

Job description

Our FTSE 250 client is looking for a commercial lawyer to join their dynamic in-house team. This position offers a variety of interesting and challenging legal work.

Based in London, this company has a hybrid working policy, preferring employees to be in the office 3 days a week.

The successful candidate will:

1. Have a strength in drafting and negotiating high-value procurement contracts
2. Provide legal advice to the Group in areas such as corporate governance, M&A, data privacy, and pre-litigation support
3. Have trained in a high-quality law firm and have some in-house experience
4. Have a commercial/business outlook to their work
5. Be between 4 - 8 years PQE, although a strong newly qualified solicitor will also be considered

Our client envisages that candidates between 4 – 8 years PQE have the relevant skills/knowledge for this position; however, this has been given as an approximate guide, and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but possess the relevant experience.

For more information on this great in-house opportunity, please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn’t for you but you know someone who could be suitable, please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details, please see our website.