In house legal counsel

BCL Legal; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join a forward-thinking business in Leeds. This role offers a chance to work in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment, where you'll play a key role in enabling the business to scale. As part of a high-caliber legal team, you'll manage a varied legal portfolio, including negotiating complex contracts and shaping governance frameworks. If you're seeking a role that provides variety, visibility, and long-term growth, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your in-house legal career.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in negotiating and drafting complex contracts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on commercial, contractual, and compliance matters.
• Draft and negotiate high-value commercial contracts and agreements.

Skills

Negotiating complex commercial contracts

Legal drafting

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Are you a qualified solicitor or experienced contract manager looking to take the next step in your in-house legal career? Would you thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused technology driven environment that champions innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join the growing in-house legal team of a forward-thinking business based in Leeds.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to be part of a high-growth, values-led business. As Legal Counsel, you'll play a key role in enabling the business to scale, working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners across a range of commercial matters.
Joining an established high calibre legal team, you'll take ownership of a broad and varied legal portfolio—from reviewing and negotiating complex client contracts to shaping legal governance and risk frameworks across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide pragmatic legal advice across the business on a variety of commercial, contractual, and compliance matters.
2. Draft, review, and negotiate high-value commercial contracts, service agreements, consultancy agreements, and NDAs.
3. Support bid teams with input on legal risk, contract terms, and compliance in competitive tendering processes.
4. Help the business navigate complex legal risks and strengthen customer relationships during negotiations.
5. Maintain and update legal templates and internal policies to ensure ongoing compliance with UK law and industry best practice.
6. Deliver legal training and guidance to non-legal colleagues across the business.
7. Collaborate with external counsel where specialist input is required.
8. Support continuous improvement in legal operations, risk mitigation and internal governance structures.

What We're Looking For

1. Strong experience negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts, ideally within the technology, consultancy or public sectors.
2. Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced, agile environment.
3. Excellent legal drafting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
4. A strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach.
5. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

If you're looking for a commercial legal role that offers variety, visibility, and long-term growth, we'd love to hear from you.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.