Junior corporate counsel

Michael Page Legal; Oxford; Hybride; GBP 54 000 - 66 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

10% annual bonus

Résumé du poste

Michael Page Legal is seeking a Junior Corporate Counsel to join our client’s Oxford office. You will handle a broad range of corporate, commercial and compliance matters, helping the business make informed decisions.

You will work with the Legal department on data protection, company secretarial activities, IP and governance, including DSARs, DPIAs, board support, due diligence and ad hoc matters. The role offers hybrid working, a £60,000 base salary DOE, and a 10% bonus.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified lawyer; SQE candidates encouraged to apply.
• Experience in corporate, commercial or compliance practice at a law firm or in-house.
• Practical data protection experience (UK/EU GDPR), incl. DSARs.
• Solid knowledge of fundamentals of company law and company secretarial practice.
• Ability to liaise with advisers across different jurisdictions/time zones.
• Strong judgement to identify risk and compliance issues.
• Familiar with using AI tools in a legal context and reviewing outputs.

Responsabilités

• Handle day-to-day compliance with data protection laws and regulations.
• Assist with board and shareholder resolutions and company secretarial duties.
• Support MIP administration, including share issues and leaver transfers.
• Manage IP portfolio and licensing queries.
• Assist with due diligence in corporate transactions and post-completion integration.
• Provide broader legal and compliance support across the business.

Connaissances

Data protection compliance

Corporate law

Compliance

Formation

SQE eligible

Outils

AI tools familiarity

Description du poste

My client is looking for a Junior Corporate Counsel to join their office in Oxford, you will handle a broad range of legal work within the Professional Services sector, helping the business make informed and practical decisions. You will work closely with the Legal department to keep day-to-day legal matters organised and moving forward.

Client Details

My client is a well known organisation that operates in the Energy sector

Description

• Support a leading energy market analytic's and consulting business with day-to-day compliance with data protection laws and regulations (including UK and EU GDPR), including handling DSARs, assisting with DPIAs and LIAs, implementing advice from the Group Data Protection Officer and responding to business queries.
• Support the group's company secretarial function, including preparing board and shareholder resolutions, coordinating director appointments and removals, managing AGMs, maintaining statutory registers and making UK and international subsidiary filings.
• Assist with the administration of the company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP), including preparing and managing documentation for share issues and leaver transfers, and maintaining the share capitalisation table.
• Support the legal team's intellectual property and data governance work streams, including managing the trade mark portfolio, assisting with copyright and licensing queries, and reviewing third-party data sources and licensing arrangements.
• Assist with the development, implementation and annual review of compliance policies and training programmes, including Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Competition Law and Privacy policies.
• Help maintain the company's compliance framework, ensuring trackers are kept up to date and regulatory filings are completed on time.
• Support the team on corporate transactions, including due diligence processes, transaction documentation and post-completion integration activities.
• Provide broader legal and compliance support, including KYC and due diligence requests, audit support, maintenance of delegated authority structures and powers of attorney, management of digital signature certificates, document legalisation, insurance renewals, new market entry projects and other ad hoc legal matters.

Profile

A successful Junior Corporate Counsel should have:

• A newly qualified lawyer with several year's practical legal experience; candidates working towards qualification via the SQE are encouraged to apply.
• Experience gained within a corporate, commercial or compliance practice at a law firm, or in-house at an international business.
• Practical experience of data protection compliance (e. UK/EU GDPR), such as handling DSARs, DPIAs or data protection queries, is essential.
• A good working knowledge of the fundamentals of company law and company secretarial practice.
• The ability to work across multiple jurisdictions and a willingness to liaise with local advisers and colleagues in different time zones.
• Sound judgement, with the ability to identify risk and compliance issues and to know when to upscale them.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with using AI tools (e. generative AI assistants and legal technology platforms) to work efficiently, with an understanding of their limitations and the importance of reviewing outputs and protecting confidential and personal data.

Job Offer

• £60,000 annual base salary DOE.
• Hybrid working
• 10% performance linked annual bonus.
• Permanent position, with a start date from December 2026 onwards.