Corporate Counsel

Sellick Partnership; Beoley CP; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced pension contribution

Life assurance and income protection

Generous annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting a Corporate Counsel for a Birmingham-based in-house role. The position is hybrid and offers a broad commercial remit across contracts, bids, risk and corporate matters, working with senior stakeholders within a large international business.

The successful candidate will manage a varied workload, review complex agreements, and provide practical, risk-focused advice. This role emphasizes collaboration with legal, commercial and operations teams and supports growth

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 5+ years PQE.
• Strong commercial contracts and negotiation experience.
• Experience advising on contractual risk, bids and tenders is advantageous.
• Experience in professional services, construction, engineering, infra or project-led environments beneficial.
• Some exposure to claims, disputes or litigation.
• Comfortable handling a broad workload independently.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior decision-makers.
• In-house experience welcomed but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts and key legal documents.
• Advise on contractual and commercial risk for bids, tenders and business activity.
• Support internal bid reviews and risk management processes.
• Review and negotiate joint venture and confidentiality agreements.
• Manage claims, disputes and litigation with external advisers.
• Provide advice on wider corporate and operational matters.
• Support employment and commercial property matters as needed.
• Conduct legal research and keep internal guidance up to date.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across teams and leadership.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract risk management

Independent workload management

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Corporate Counsel

Birmingham (Hybrid)

£70,000 / £80,000

Permanent, Full time

Sellick Partnership is delighted to be working with a leading international professional services and infrastructure business to recruit a Corporate Counsel.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established in-house legal team supporting a large and growing business operating across complex projects and a range of sectors.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and the wider risk function, you'll become a trusted legal adviser to the business, providing commercially focused advice across a broad range of contractual, corporate and operational matters.

Corporate Counsel - Role Overview

This is a broad and varied in-house legal role, offering exposure to commercial contracts, bid and risk management, disputes and wider corporate matters.

You'll take responsibility for managing your own caseload while working closely with colleagues across the legal, commercial and operational teams. A key part of the role will involve reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements and advising the business on contractual and commercial risk.

Alongside this, you'll support bid and tender activity, manage claims and disputes, and provide advice across a range of other legal and operational matters.

The role offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders and would suit a commercially minded lawyer looking for a broad in-house position within a complex, project-led business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, draft and negotiate a range of commercial contracts and other key legal documentation
• Advise on contractual and commercial risk in relation to bids, tenders and wider business activity
• Support internal bid reviews and risk management processes
• Review and negotiate joint venture agreements, confidentiality agreements and other commercial arrangements
• Manage claims, disputes and litigation, working with external advisers where required
• Provide advice on a range of wider corporate and operational matters
• Support the business on employment-related issues and commercial property matters where required
• Conduct legal research and ensure internal legal guidance remains accurate and up to date
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across commercial, operational and leadership teams

Requirements:

• Qualified Solicitor ideally 5+ yrs PQE
• Strong commercial contracts and negotiation experience
• Experience advising on contractual risk, bids and tenders would be advantageous
• Previous experience within a professional services, construction, engineering, infrastructure or similarly project-led environment would be beneficial
• Some exposure to claims, disputes or litigation
• Comfortable managing a broad and varied legal workload independently
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical, solutions-focused advice
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence working with senior decision-makers
• Previous in-house experience would be welcomed but is not essential

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance and income protection
• Generous annual leave, with the option to buy and sell additional days
• Discounted gym membership and additional wellbeing benefits
• Excellent exposure to senior stakeholders and a broad range of legal work
• Strong long-term career progression within a growing international business

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