Legal Counsel

Jobtailor; Burton Latimer; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a qualified solicitor (NQ–3 PQE) to join our legal team in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, while providing actionable legal research and recommendations.

You will proactively manage day-to-day legal queries and partner with Sales, Commercial, Procurement and IT to align legal risk with business goals. The position emphasizes improving templates, knowledge resources, and contract lifecycle management, with a

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with NQ to 3 PQE
• Experience in commercial, data protection, and/or intellectual property law preferred
• Drafting, analytical thinking, and clear communication skills required
• Ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively
• Confident stakeholder engagement with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach
• Ability to interpret contracts, regulations, and case law

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and legal documentation
• Provide clear, practical legal research, insights and recommendations
• Proactively manage day-to-day legal queries
• Partner with teams across Sales, Commercial, Procurement and Information Technology
• Maintain and continuously improve legal templates, guidance and knowledge resources
• Support compliance across data protection, commercial law and intellectual property requirements
• Contribute to improving contract lifecycle management
• Identify opportunities to enhance legal service delivery through digital tools, automation and artificial intelligence
• Help build legal awareness across the organisation

Skills

Drafting

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Workload management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

NQ - 3 PQE Solicitor

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Management Tools

Automation

Artificial Intelligence

Job description

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and legal documentation
• Provide clear, practical legal research, insights and recommendations
• Proactively manage day-to-day legal queries
• Partner with teams across Sales, Commercial, Procurement and Information Technology
• Maintain and continuously improve legal templates, guidance and knowledge resources
• Support compliance across data protection, commercial law and intellectual property requirements
• Contribute to improving contract lifecycle management
• Identify opportunities to enhance legal service delivery through digital tools, automation and artificial intelligence
• Help build legal awareness across the organisation

Requirements

• Qualified NQ - 3 PQE Solicitor
• Experience in commercial, data protection, and/or intellectual property law
• Drafting, analytical thinking, and clear communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively
• Confident stakeholder engagement with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach
• Ability to interpret contracts, regulations, and case law

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in drafting and negotiating contracts, providing legal insights, and managing compliance in data protection, commercial law, and intellectual property. Proficient in enhancing legal service delivery through digital tools and fostering legal awareness across the organization.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Qualified Solicitor
• Commercial Law Experience
• Data Protection Law Experience
• Intellectual Property Law Experience
• Contract Drafting

Hard Skills

• Contract Drafting
• Legal Research
• Analytical Thinking
• Contract Interpretation
• Compliance Management

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workload Management
• Solution-Focused Approach

Certifications & Qualifications

• NQ - 3 PQE Solicitor

Industry Keywords

• Legal Documentation
• Legal Templates
• Knowledge Resources
• Legal Service Delivery
• Data Protection Compliance

Tools & Technologies

• Contract Lifecycle Management Tools
• Digital Tools
• Automation
• Artificial Intelligence