Hybrid Global Procurement Legal Counsel – Junior

Smiths Group; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Smiths Detection's Global Legal Team is hiring a Junior Legal Counsel Procurement to accelerate a career in a dynamic, global in-house legal environment. You'll gain hands-on exposure to procurement, commercial contracts, data protection, and facilities matters while contributing from day one.

Reporting to the Senior Global Procurement Counsel, you will draft and negotiate procurement and supplier contracts, support cross-functional teams, and help manage contract workflows as the business

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent qualification required.
• Experience drafting and negotiating procurement and supplier contracts.
• Strong legal research and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently with competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience in a law firm or in-house legal team.
• Knowledge of data protection legislation and GDPR.
• Exposure to procurement, facilities or property-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and commercial support to Procurement and wider business.
• Review, draft and negotiate procurement and supplier contracts.
• Support procurement teams and internal stakeholders on contractual matters.
• Review and negotiate supplier agreements, NDAs, leases, and IT contracts.
• Assist with legal research across multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare legal correspondence and contractual documentation.
• Support data protection and compliance-related activities.
• Provide practical and commercially focused legal guidance to stakeholders.
• Manage contract workflows and support transformation programmes.

Skills

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Legal research

Analytical skills

Independent work

Communication

Procurement contracts experience

In-house experience

GDPR knowledge

Education

Law Degree (LLB) or equivalent

Job description

Smiths Detection's Global Legal Team is hiring a Junior Legal Counsel Procurement to accelerate a career in a dynamic, global in-house legal environment. You'll gain hands-on exposure to procurement, commercial contracts, data protection, and facilities matters while contributing from day one.

Reporting to the Senior Global Procurement Counsel, you will draft and negotiate procurement and supplier contracts, support cross-functional teams, and help manage contract workflows as the business