In-house Legal Counsel

Think Legal Recruitment; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global business in North Yorkshire seeks an in-house legal counsel on a fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will advise on legal risk, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance, contributing to legal matters across the Group. Applicants must be UK qualified solicitors with relevant training from a respected firm and experience in commercial contracts, technology, or corporate finance. Position starts in January; availability on short notice is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be a UK qualified solicitor with sound legal knowledge.
• Experience in commercial contracts, IP, technology, corporate finance, or M&A.
• Requires availability on short notice for a fixed-term position.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in legal matters for the Group in the UK and overseas.
• Advise key stakeholders on legal risks and regulations.
• Manage and make decisions on litigation and compliance issues.

Skills

Experience in commercial contracts

Legal risk management

Regulatory compliance

Intellectual property knowledge

Education

UK qualified solicitor

High quality legal training from a respected firm

Job description

In-house Legal Counsel – 6 – 12 Fixed Term Contract

North Yorkshire

Rapidly expanding, global business based in North Yorkshire has a requirement for a lawyer with experience in commercial contracts to join its talented legal term on a fixed term basis.

Reporting into the General Counsel, you will play a key role in all legal matters for the Group both in the UK and overseas. Advising key stakeholders on legal risk and regulation and help make decisions on legal matters across the entire spectrum from commercial contracts, IP and technology through to regulatory compliance and the management of litigation.

To be considered for the role, you must be a UK qualified solicitor with a high quality, legal training from a respected large / medium sized commercial law firm or an in-house legal department.

Experience can come from a range of the mainstream commercial practice areas such as commercial contracts, technology, and intellectual property, corporate finance and M&A.

Please note the role is to start in January so any applicants must be available on a short notice period.