Inhouse Legal Counsel

Gymshark; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fitness brand is seeking an Inhouse Legal Counsel to provide legal advice across business functions. The role focuses on drafting contracts and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a solicitor qualification in England & Wales and 2-4 years of experience in commercial law. This hybrid role requires in-office attendance at least 3 days a week in Solihull, UK. Comprehensive benefits are provided, including a competitive bonus scheme and flexible working culture.

Benefits

Competitive Bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holidays + bank holidays

Flexible Working Culture

Pension contributions up to 7%

Life Assurance

50% Gymshark Discount

Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support

Free monthly massages

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• 2-4 years PQE in commercial or contract law.
• Experience in private practice or in-house.
• Willingness to learn US and EU commercial law.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support across the business.
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts.
• Implement legal strategy and oversee specific projects.

Skills

Commercial law knowledge

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Professional ethics

Education

Solicitor qualification in England & Wales

Job description

Overview

Are you our next Inhouse Legal Counsel to provide advice and support across the Gymshark business?

What you’ll be doing

This role exists to provide timely, pragmatic & commercially focused legal advice and support to all business functions to mitigate legal risk across the group and protect Gymshark’s interests & assets. The role has a commercial focus with some support across IP, brand protection and GDPR / privacy.

You will be responsible

• Drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts including influencer and athlete agreements, tech/SaaS agreements, consultancy agreements, recruitment terms and global consumer and B2B terms
• Providing advice on a range of commercial matters affecting all business functions
• Participation in the deployment of practical elements of the Legal Strategy taking ownership for specific legal projects
• Assisting with horizon scanning and implementing an internal legal training programme
• Designing and delivering training across the business relating to the above areas

You will be accountable

• The development of collaborative relationships with all Gymshark business functions
• Driving knowledge sharing and good practice across all internal stakeholder groups
• Keeping up to date with legal developments as part of your CPD

What you’ll need

• Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, with between 2-4 years PQE
• Experience in commercial or contract law gained in Private Practice or In House
• Willingness to learn and advise on relevant US and EU commercial law
• Experienced in AI / automated solutions or willingness to learn
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity & gravitas
• Organisational skills
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Stakeholder management experience (ability to build trust and rapport)
• Proactive and able to use initiative
• Honest and reliable
• Willingness and ability to give and receive effective feedback, challenge and be challenged

This is a hybrid role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days per week at Gymshark HQ in Solihull, UK.

Belonging at Gymshark

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [e-mail].

About us

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

The perks

• Competitive ‘Win Together, Lose Together’ Bonus
• Choice of Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan, paid for by us!
• 25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want.
• A truly Flexible Working Culture
• A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
• Employer pension contributions up to 7%
• Life Assurance at four times your basic salary
• 50% Gymshark Discount
• Gymshark Gift Card for each year of service
• Discounts, Cashback and Savings programme
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Great Training and Learning Resources
• Choice of hardware and access to the best software
• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
• Very Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family
• Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
• Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
• Free monthly massages
• Beauty and Barber facilities
• Free on-site parking