Junior Legal Counsel

HTB Group Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash plan

Enhanced parental leave

Training and development resources

Job summary

HTB Group Recruitment is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Services team. This in-house role suits a recently qualified lawyer looking to develop broad experience within a charitable organisation.

The salary range is £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience, with a comprehensive benefits package and ongoing professional development opportunities to support your growth in the legal field.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer authorised to practice in England & Wales.
• Excellent understanding of commercial issues with pragmatic solutions.
• Working knowledge of GDPR in contracts/events context.
• Excellent contract drafting and attention to detail.
• Ability to train and advise staff across departments.
• Gravitas to work with staff at all levels and develop relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research on issues affecting the organisation.
• Draft legal advice, guidance notes, briefings, policies and supporting documents.
• Review contracts and commercial agreements.
• Support compliance and policy initiatives across the organisation.
• Assist the Group General Counsel and Director of Legal Services on projects.
• Manage routine and lower-risk matters with supervision.
• Provide practical legal guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Help develop legal knowledge and best practice across teams.
• Build relationships with external advisers as required.
• Maintain and develop your legal knowledge and professional competencies.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Data protection (GDPR) knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

We are looking for a talented and motivated Junior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Services team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified lawyer, or a lawyer in the earlier stages of their legal career, who is looking to develop broad in-house experience within a charitable organisation.

Applications of this position will close on Sunday 30th August. The salary range for this position is between £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Conducting legal research on a variety of issues affecting the organisation
• Drafting legal advice, guidance notes, briefings, policies and supporting documents
• Reviewing and advising on contracts and commercial agreements
• Supporting compliance and policy initiatives across the organisation
• Assisting the Group General Counsel and Director of Legal Services on legal projects and workstreams
• Managing routine and lower-risk legal matters with appropriate supervision
• Providing practical legal guidance to internal stakeholders
• Helping to develop legal knowledge and best practice across teams
• Building effective relationships with external legal advisers where required
• Maintaining and developing your legal knowledge and professional competencies

Requirements

The following skills and experience form the minimum requirements for the role:

• Fully qualified lawyer authorised to practice in England & Wales
• Excellent understanding and experience of commercial issues, with ability to provide pragmatic solutions, with working knowledge of applying data protection (primarily GDPR) legislation in a contracts and events context
• Excellent contract drafting and reviews, attention to detail and communication skills
• Flexibility to provide legal advice in new contexts, interest in learning, and using transferable legal skills
• Strong working knowledge of data protection regime in UK
• Commercial outlook
• Ability to train and advise staff from liaising departments on legal aspects of their projects, where possible seeking improvement in team's approach to legal work
• Gravitas to work effectively with staff at all levels and the ability to develop strong working relationships with departmental teams
• Team player with initiative, ability to prioritise, and problem-solving attitude in a complex and dynamic context

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

• 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays), which increases with length of service
• Pension scheme contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Access to training and development resources to help you grow in your role