Legal Counsel

Reed; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

35-hour week

Hybrid with two onsite days

30 days annual leave

Christmas leave

Volunteering leave

Enhanced pension contributions

Free onsite parking

Onsite gym access

Subsidised café

Training & mentoring

Wellbeing support

Zusammenfassung

Reed is seeking a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join its established in-house legal and governance function. The role offers broad exposure to business partnering, governance, data-related matters and organisational risk.

You will work closely with a Senior Legal Counsel and colleagues across commercial, procurement, governance and operations to draft, negotiate and advise across a range of contracts and policies.

Qualifikationen

• This role requires a qualified solicitor or legal executive with demonstrable experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience advising on supplier and customer agreements, NDAs and procurement matters is preferred.
• Knowledge of data protection, information-security clauses and governance practices is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier and customer contracts.
• Advise on standard terms, bespoke agreements, NDAs and procurement matters.
• Provide clear, practical advice on commercial and contractual risk.
• Support data-protection clauses and information-governance matters.
• Maintain contract templates, precedents and legal policies.
• Advise on matters including IP, insurance, advertising and corporate governance.
• Build relationships with non-legal stakeholders and promote risk management.
• Support legal training and governance across the organisation.
• Collaborate with external advisers for specialist issues.

Kenntnisse

Contract drafting

Commercial contracts

Data protection

Information governance

Risk assessment

Templates & precedents

Stakeholder engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Legal Counsel Hybrid, two days onsite Permanent 35 hours per week

A purpose-led organisation is looking for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join its established legal and governance function.

This is a broad in-house position for a qualified lawyer who has built sound commercial-contracting foundations and now wants greater exposure to business partnering, governance, data-related matters and organisational risk. You will work closely with a Senior Legal Counsel and colleagues across commercial, procurement, governance and operational teams.

The role

You will:

• draft, review and negotiate supplier and customer contracts;
• advise on standard terms, bespoke agreements, NDAs and procurement matters;
• provide clear, proportionate advice on commercial and contractual risk;
• support colleagues with data-protection clauses and wider information-governance matters;
• contribute to the maintenance of contract templates, precedents and legal policies;
• advise on a varied range of matters which may include intellectual property, insurance, advertising and corporate governance;
• build productive relationships with non-legal stakeholders;
• support legal training and promote consistent risk management across the organisation; and
• work with external legal advisers where specialist advice is required.

About you

You will be a qualified solicitor or legal executive with demonstrable experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

You are likely to have experience involving several of the following:

• supplier and customer agreements;
• procurement contracts;
• NDAs and confidentiality provisions;
• data-protection and information-security clauses;
• legal-risk assessment;
• development of templates, precedents or policies; and
• advising stakeholders in clear, practical language.

Previous in-house experience would be useful but is not essential. Applications are welcomed from private-practice lawyers who can demonstrate strong commercial drafting skills and an interest in developing a broad in-house career.

This opportunity is unlikely to suit someone whose experience has been confined primarily to litigation, employment, corporate transactions, intellectual property or data protection without meaningful commercial-contract exposure.

Package

• 35-hour working week
• Hybrid working with two days onsite
• 30 days' annual leave
• Additional Christmas leave
• Volunteering leave
• Pension with enhanced employer contributions
• Free onsite parking
• Access to an onsite gym and subsidised café
• Training, mentoring and professional development
• Employee discounts and wellbeing support

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to join a supportive legal function where your work will have a visible organisational and social impact. You will gain broad exposure, work directly with senior legal colleagues and develop as a rounded commercial in-house lawyer.