Legal Counsel

Jagex Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game studio in Cambridge is seeking a creative commercial lawyer to provide legal advice on diverse matters including data protection and employment. This role involves negotiating contracts and handling compliance within a hybrid working environment, requiring strong communication and partnership skills. An ideal candidate will have over 3 years' experience and a qualifying law degree.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Pension contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Insurance

Performance bonus

Flexible working hours

Generous annual leave policies

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE.
• Experience with GDPR and employment law.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial legal advice across various areas.
• Assist with contractual negotiations and compliance.

Skills

Commercial contracts negotiation

Data protection and privacy

Employment law

Regulatory compliance

Intellectual property

Education

Qualifying law degree

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Legal, this role will involve working across all areas of the exciting and demanding legal world of video games. You will handle a diverse workload covering key commercial projects in the UK and globally, handling a broad range of commercial advisory work with a particular requirement to advise on data protection and privacy, and employment matters. There will also be potential to deal with intellectual property, licensing, video game agreements, and litigation.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will have great communication skills and thrive in building strong partnerships with stakeholders across the business to help us achieve our objectives.

This is a great role for a commercial and creative lawyer who wants to immerse themselves in a dynamic and varied legal role at a thriving studio.

Please note, we have a hybrid model in place for this role, with the team being required into the office in Cambridge 2 days per week.

Advisory

• Provide strategic and practical adviceto the business on commercial, data protection and privacy, employment, regulatory, IP, and corporate matters.
• Review, negotiate and advise on data protection agreements, processes and assessments and assist in handling and processing of the exercise of data subject rights.
• Assist People & Culture function on all employment matters including day-to-day queries, contracts, policies and litigation.
• Review, draft and negotiate video game specific and other commercial contracts.
• Assist on corporate transactions including liaising with external solicitors on M&A work and corporate compliance, assisting the Head of Legal on all relevant matters.
• Help manage a diverse portfolio of trademarks and shape the business brand strategy for our evolving living games world.
• Liaise with external bodies and internal stakeholders on new regulatory developments relevant to the video games industry, providing tools and advice to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape.
• Devise, develop and implement policies, practices and procedures to drive the improvement of the legal function within Jagex and ensure overall business compliance.

Reporting

• Assist with preparing advice / ad-hoc reports and presentations for the board and / or senior management on topical subjects.
• Support and collaborate with other members of the legal Team to build trusted partner relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Contribute to the identification, assessment and implementation of mitigations in respect of risks to the business, including by supporting the maintenance of Jagex’s risk register and compliance reporting and in response to changing regulatory requirements.

External Relations

• Support the Head of Legal in the development and maintenance of effective and efficient interaction with external regulators e.g the ICO, Ofcom and the CMA, ensuring that Jagex’s views are appropriately represented and facilitating the supervisory activity of regulators.

Requirements

Essential

• Qualifying law degree (or equivalent) together with relevant qualifications to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.
• 3+ years PQE.
• Accustomed to working on a broad mixture of commercial contracts, with proven experience of drafting and negotiation.
• Working knowledge of the requirements of the UK and EU GDPR and equivalent data protection regulations worldwide.
• Experience advising on matters relevant to employment, human resources and immigration.
• A commercial, pragmatic approach to delivering legal advice.
• Awareness of the threats, challenges and regulatory issues facing the video games industry.

Desirable

• Experience in an in-house role, particularly in gaming, tech, entertainment or a similarly dynamic, consumer-facing sector.

What we offer

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including :

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy / sell holidays + so much more!

About Jagex

Jagex is a leader in developing and publishing deep, engaging online games that connect millions of players worldwide. Best known for the RuneScape franchise, which includes two of the world’s longest running and most successful MMORPGs, in Old School Runescape and Runescape, and the open-world survival crafting game, Runescape : Dragonwilds; we have proven success in delivering immersive Forever Games and fostering strong player communities.

We strive to foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating forever games.

Our values guide everything we do : We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; we Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; we are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and we Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

With over two decades of experience, and over 400 people in our team, we continue to innovate in live game development, leveraging data-driven insights, and a commitment to player-first game design. We have a diverse and talented team where creativity, collaboration, and community-driven game development drives everything we do.

As part of Jagex, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a globally successful franchise, contribute to exciting new projects, and be part of a company that hugely values both our employees and our players.