Legal Counsel - East Midlands

Kingsley Green Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Green Recruitment is partnering with a global powerhouse to recruit an experienced Commercial Lawyer. You will provide practical, commercially focused legal support across a diverse range of business activities in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, advising on disputes and risk, supporting marketing and ecommerce compliance, and coordinating with external counsel to help the business navigate regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• UK-qualified lawyer with strong commercial contracts experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building across all levels of a business.
• Commercially minded with pragmatic legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Advise on commercial disputes, litigation and risk management.
• Support marketing, ecommerce and regulatory compliance activities.
• Manage supplier, partnership and licensing contracts.
• Advise on intellectual property matters, including licensing arrangements.
• Support customer service teams with disputes and small claims.
• Assist with M&A due diligence and related documents.
• Liaise with regulators and enforcement bodies on compliance issues.
• Coordinate with external legal counsel and senior colleagues.

Skills

Commercial contracts experience

UK-qualified lawyer

Strong communication skills

Relationship-building

Job description

We are working with a Global powerhouse in their search for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to provide practical, commercially focused legal support across a diverse range of business activities within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier, partnership, licensing, franchise, ecommerce, technology, outsourcing and finance-related contracts.
• Advising on commercial disputes, litigation and risk management matters.
• Supporting marketing and ecommerce teams on advertising, promotions, digital activity and regulatory compliance, including drafting related terms and conditions.
• Managing wholesale and concession agreements with suppliers and business partners.
• Advising on intellectual property matters, including brand licensing and third‑party licensing arrangements.
• Supporting customer service teams with complaints, disputes and small claims matters.
• Assisting with M&A transactions, including due diligence, transactional documents and post‑completion support.
• Liaising with regulators and enforcement bodies on compliance and customer‑related issues.
• Managing external legal counsel where specialist support is required.
• Supporting senior legal colleagues and supervising junior team members.

Candidate Profile:

• UK Qualified lawyer with strong commercial contracts experience.
• Able to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills across all levels of a business.
• Commercially minded with a pragmatic approach to legal advice.
• Collaborative, proactive and motivated to develop within a large international organisation.

This role will offer lots of scope for growth and the ability to work on a broad range of exciting work with the support of a collaborative legal team.