Legal Counsel - leisure/entertainment sector

J Matthews Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK brand in the leisure and entertainment industry is seeking a Legal Counsel. The role involves managing commercial contracts and dealing with diverse legal issues while providing autonomy and opportunities for career progression within a hybrid work environment. Qualifications include significant experience in commercial contracts and being a qualified lawyer.

Qualifications

• Significant prior experience with a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Qualified Lawyer status required.
• Experience in an in-house role is not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and manage a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Handle ad hoc day-to-day legal issues as they arise.
• Work autonomously and engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Commercial Contracts

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

Legal Counsel

Do you want to work for a UK headquartered leading brand name in the leisure and entertainment industry?

Client

You will be working for an extremely exciting brand name organisation which is operational across various parts of the leisure and entertainment sector.

Role

You will undertake an extremely varied role, working principally on a wide range of commercial contracts and also dealing with additional ad hoc day to day legal issues as and when they arise.

You will be given significant amounts of autonomy to run with your own matters from the off. You will have direct exposure to all levels of stakeholders from within the business. You will have fantastic opportunities for internal career progression and development.

You will be rewarded with a highly competitive remuneration package.

You will be able to undertake elements of remote/home working in this hybrid role. The organisation has its HQ in central London.

You

You will have significant prior experience working on a wide range commercial contracts. You will be a qualified Lawyer. Prior in-house experience is not a pre-requisite for this position.

Please note that we will respond to your application directly should we wish to discuss this opportunity further with you. By replying or applying for this role you acknowledge that due to the volume of applications anticipated to be received not all applications can be replied to.