Legal Counsel - Maternity Cover

Utility Warehouse Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented junior lawyer to join their dynamic legal team for a fixed-term contract. This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of commercial legal matters while supporting various stakeholders. With a strong emphasis on personal development and a collaborative environment, you'll be part of a team that navigates the complexities of legal challenges in a multi-regulated, consumer-facing business. Enjoy hybrid working and a range of benefits designed to support your career journey and well-being.

Benefits

Discount on services

Cashback Card

Matched contribution pension scheme

Life assurance

Discounted private health insurance

Employee Assistance line

Free Virtual GP

Career development opportunities

Family-friendly policies

Wellbeing app access

Qualifications

• 0-3 years PQE as a solicitor with in-house experience.
• Experience advising on commercial contracts and consumer regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support business in achieving commercial outcomes across projects.
• Advise on commercial and technology contracts.

Skills

Commercial Contracts

Consumer Regulations

Legal Tech

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

CLMs

Matter Management Tools

Job description

Hi! We're UW. We’re on a mission to take the headache out of utilities by providing them all in one place. One bill for energy, broadband, mobile and insurance and a whole lot of savings!

We’re aiming to double in size as we help more people to stop wasting time and money. Big ambitions, to be delivered by people like you.

Got your attention? Read on…

We put people first. It’s all about you..

We are on the hunt for a talented junior lawyer to join our Legal team to cover a period of Parental leave for up to 12 months. You'll bring experience of working in an inhouse, commercial legal team and be keen to develop your skills across a broad commercial practice. This is a busy team, advising across a range of commercial legal work so you'll need to comfortable to balance multiple priorities and engage a range of stakeholders.

Here's the key skills, experience and competencies we're looking for you to bring:

• To be a qualified as a solicitor (typically around 0-3yrs PQE) with some inhouse experience
• Experience of advising on a range of commercial contracts and commercial arrangements
• Previous exposure to consumer regulations, advertising and marketing would be really beneficial
• Ideally previous experience of using a range of Legal Tech (CLMs, Legal Ai, matter management tools etc), or if not, a willingness to learn
• You’re adaptable and eager to develop in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• You have a proactive and pragmatic approach and are able to see commercial solutions
• You’re highly organised and are skilled at prioritising tasks
• You have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business
• You’ll be enthusiastic and motivated by the opportunity to have a broad legal practice, with a willingness to learn quickly and ‘get stuck in’
• You’ll be a supportive team-player with good humour under pressure

This is a fixed term contract for up to 12 months to cover a period of parental leave starting in July 2025.

A hybrid role working from one of our London hubs 2 days per week.

We work together. Your team and the people you will work with…
Reporting to the Head of Legal, you'll be joining a team of high-performing, ambitious go-getters who take on a wide variety of work, navigating the many legal challenges involved in operations a multi-regulated, consumer-facing business.

Your key stakeholders will include colleagues across Customer support, Compliance, Marketing, Partners and Sales.

We deliver progress. What you’ll do and how you will make an impact

• Supporting the business to achieve commercial outcomes across various projects (with guidance from senior team members)
• Working closely across the Energy, Finance, Telecoms and Technology teams to devise solutions that proactively manage legal & regulatory risk, whilst advancing our business goals.
• Advising on commercial and technology contracts
• Contributing to the legal resources required for our products such as terms and conditions, marketing and brand material, policies and guidance for our partners and technology teams
• Acting as an advisor to the teams which support our products such as Customer support, Communications, Partners and Sales & Marketing
• Engaging with stakeholders at different levels and giving legal advice in an engaging and accessible format
• Managing and prioritising incoming requests for legal support from multiple channels (e.g. Slack, gmail, googledocs, CLM etc)

So why pick UW?

We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:

• An industry benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
• Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office. (We’re definitely open to discussing flexible working arrangements)
• Discount on our services and you get our coveted Cashback Card for free. You’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox
• A matched contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x your salary. You can also access free mortgage advice and a financial wellbeing tool.
• Family-friendly policies, designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Discounted private health insurance, access to an Employee Assistance line and a free Virtual GP. Our wellbeing app Unmind supports your mental health.
• Belonging groups that help UW shape an even more inclusive future.
• A commitment to helping you develop your career journey through learning, coaching and new experiences

Apply here!
You’ve got this far… Hit apply - we can’t wait to hear from you! Worried you don’t hit all the criteria? We welcome applications from diverse and varied backgrounds so get your application in and let’s chat!

Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

Additional Information

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do.

We provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.

Please note, if you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.