Legal Counsel- FTC (6 Months) Legal Risk and Compliance · London ·

Collinson Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global company as a Legal Counsel in London, contributing to the Travel Experiences division. You'll handle contract negotiations and provide crucial legal advice across multiple jurisdictions while working in a diverse, innovative environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with a passion for global business.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years PQE required.
• Experience in commercial contracts essential.
• Global business experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts.
• Provide legal advice on contract law, IP, and compliance.
• Manage legal risk across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Contract law

IP

Data protection

Compliance

Dispute resolution

Negotiation

Commercial awareness

Education

Legally qualified in a Commonwealth or U.S. jurisdiction

Job description

Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.

Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.


We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.


Key clients include Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

The role:

We're now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our global Legal team and play a key strategic role within our fast-growing Travel Experiences division. If you're a commercially minded lawyer with a knack for problem-solving and a passion for global business, this could be your next exciting move.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the drafting, negotiation, and review of commercial contracts, including NDAs, service agreements, and tech contracts.
• Provide legal advice across a wide range of areas: contract law, IP, data protection, compliance, and dispute resolution.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal teams—understanding products, services, and business priorities to deliver practical legal solutions.
• Manage legal and contractual risk across multiple jurisdictions, including LATAM.
• Support cross-border collaboration and streamline legal processes using Contract

Experience and skills needed:

• Legally qualified in a Commonwealth or U.S. jurisdiction with 3–5 years PQE.
• Proven experience independently handling commercial contracts.
• Solid understanding of contract and commercial law; experience in IP, data protection, and regulatory compliance is a plus.
• Ability to operate in a global, multi-jurisdictional business environment.
• Bonus points for LATAM experience and Spanish or Portuguese language skills.

Skills & Attributes

• Clear communicator who can translate legal complexity into business language.
• Commercially savvy with strong attention to detail and time management.
• Pragmatic, solutions-focused, and confident in negotiations.
• Adaptable team player comfortable working in a lean, fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

At Collinson, we do good beyond profit—supporting our people, partners, and communities. You’ll join a diverse global team of over 1,800 talented colleagues, all passionate about shaping the future of travel.

We invest in innovation, celebrate curiosity, and value humour and humility as much as expertise. If you're ready to grow with purpose and make a global impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your legal career with Collinson.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.


Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 2,200 global colleagues.

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Take Action, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

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