Legal Counsel

Fortune; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A global media organization seeks a qualified UK attorney to serve as Temporary Counsel on a part-time (15 hours/week) basis. The role involves advising on commercial agreements, particularly in advertising and sales, while collaborating closely with the General Counsel and the UK Regional CEO. Ideal candidates will have 7-10 years of experience in commercial transactions and strong communication skills. This short-term assignment is expected to run for 12-15 weeks with a pay rate of £1000 per week.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department specializing in commercial transactions.
• Experience with intellectual property law, privacy, and employment laws is helpful.
• Experience with drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Support Fortune's growing UK business on a part-time temporary basis.
• Advise on commercial agreements, especially advertising and sales agreements.
• Work closely with the General Counsel in NY and the Regional CEO in the UK.

Skills

Qualified UK attorney

Experience in commercial transactions

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Technical fluency with marketing and ad-tech tools

Job description

Temporary Counsel, Fortune Media Group (UK) Limited

Fortune's mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, telling great stories, and building world class communities. We measure performance by rigorous benchmarks, and we hold companies accountable. Our goal is to make Fortune a force for good through its second century and beyond. Fortune Media is a global media organization dedicated to helping its readers, viewers, and attendees succeed in business through unrivaled access and best-in-class storytelling. As part of this mission, each year, Fortune hosts by-invitation-only live and virtual meetings and membership communities for the leaders setting the global business agenda. They are renowned for innovative formats that tap into the insights and moderating skills of Fortune’s top editors, peer-level interaction across industries, and strategic focus. For more information, visit fortune.com.

Roles / Responsibilities

Fortune’s small but mighty legal team, headquartered in the US, seeks a qualified UK attorney to support Fortune’s growing UK business on a part-time (15 hours / week), temporary basis. The team advises all departments on the panoply of legal issues faced by a digitally driven media company with a key differentiator of publishing multiple print magazine editions, fortune.com and operating conferences and events. The UK resource would work in the office in person, two of the three days / week, with the third partial day remote option. This is negotiable.

For this role the focus is on commercial agreements, especially advertising and other sales agreements. The person would have the opportunity to review, draft and negotiate various commercial agreements such as event, sponsorship, advertising, licensing, customer relationship management, adtech, marketing, non-disclosure, vendor release, content license, data license, software as a service (SAAS), technology, data processing, vendor, employment, and many others. The person would also be counselling on compliance-related issues. The role would involve working closely with the General Counsel in NY and the Regional CEO, Fortune UK & Europe and business people in the UK to understand and explain the nature of the deal and risks at a fast-moving pace. We are looking for a person who can provide practical and creative advice and work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Qualified UK attorney.
• 7-10 years of experience at law firm or inhouse legal department specializing in commercial transactions is critical.
• Experience with intellectual property law, privacy and / or employment laws (including but not limited to California, UK and EU laws, rules and regulations) would be helpful.
• Experience with drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements.
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Technical fluency with marketing and ad-tech tools.
• This is a short-term assignment (12-15 weeks) for now, and we expect the candidate to be covered under SR PII (preferred for freelancers). We are open to engaging the candidate through an umbrella company or a sole trader setup. The pay rate is set at £1000 per week for 15 hours of work.

About FORTUNE

Fortune is a global business media brand covering the ideas, people, and strategies shaping the future. Known for trusted journalism and iconic lists like the Fortune 500, we report on the companies driving change—and the leaders behind them. We’ve built deep relationships with the Fortune 500 C-suite. Our audience includes senior decision-makers worldwide who engage with us across digital, print, events, and data. We’re growing steadily in

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