Legal Counsel

Robert Walters; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology-advanced business is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their London team. The role involves supporting various internal stakeholders with commercial contracts and compliance matters across the UK and Europe. Ideal candidates will be E&W qualified lawyers with 2-3 years of relevant experience and a strong background in commercial law. This position also offers a hybrid work environment and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• E&W qualified lawyer with 2-3 PQE, ideally from private practice.
• Experience in commercial law is essential.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment, going to the office three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support on commercial contracts including MSAs and licensing.
• Advise internal teams on legal risks and compliance.
• Handle ad hoc IP and data privacy issues.

Skills

Commercial Contracts

Legal Compliance

Advising Internal Stakeholders

Education

E&W Qualified Lawyer

Job description

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Base pay range

This Legal Counsel role, with a global tech-advanced business, provides a fantastic environment for a practiced trained commercial lawyer to move in-house. Working on broad commercial generalist matters across the UK and Europe, you will have an attractive chance to broaden your skill set and forge relationships with crucial internal teams. This is a hybrid working role based in London.

Your New Company:

A prominent and global technology-advanced business, that provides its clients with the data and analytics to optimise their growth, processes and internal efficiencies. A true market leader in its industry, this award-winning organisation enjoys a fantastic market reputation and serves clients across a variety of industries, traversing both the private and public sectors.

Your New Role:

A broad generalist commercial Legal Counsel role reporting into the Head of Legal as part of a small immediate team, that is supported by a wider network of lawyers internationally. Working on matters concerning the UK and Europe, you will support crucial internal stakeholders including the product, sales and procurement teams, advising on commercial and legal risk. Typical commercial contracts you will work on include MSAs, licensing, software, supply and consultancy agreements, while you will also support on ad hoc IP, data privacy and legal compliance matters in a fast-paced environment.

Who You Are:

You must be an E&W qualified lawyer with no restrictions to your eligibility to work. You'll need to be able to go into the London offices three days per week on a hybrid working basis, and as a guide you'll have 2-3 PQE (though the organisation is happy to meet lawyers with other levels of relevant experience. Ideally you will have trained in private practice. The business is happy to consider both practice lawyers and those may have moved in-house at some point after qualification.

This organisation has a rich tradition of progressing careers internally and provides an excellent benefits package on top of the base salary and bonus component. The broad variety of work and established internal infrastructure makes this an exceptional opportunity for a first in-house move.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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