(Senior) Corporate and Commercial Legal Counsel - industry specific experience not required

J Matthews Legal; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international legal firm in the UK is seeking a (Senior) Corporate and Commercial Legal Counsel. You will manage commercial contracts and address various legal issues with significant autonomy and direct exposure to stakeholders. Experience in the legal field is required, with prior in-house experience as an advantage. This hybrid role offers opportunities for internal progression and a highly attractive remuneration package.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Hybrid work model

Internal career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial contracts.
• Qualified as a Solicitor or Lawyer in another Common Law jurisdiction.
• Ad hoc legal issue experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Handle additional day-to-day legal issues.
• Have direct exposure to various stakeholders.

Skills

Commercial contracts management

Legal issue resolution

Stakeholder communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales

Common Law jurisdiction qualification

Job description

(Senior) Corporate and Commercial Legal Counsel - open to industry backgrounds

Do you want to work for a leading international name in the sports and entertainment space?

Client

You will be working for a hugely exciting global brand name organisation.

Role

You will undertake an extremely varied role, working principally on a wide range of commercial contracts and also dealing with additional day to day legal issues as and when they arise such as in relation to corporate work, ad hoc DP or Employment matters, etc.

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 attractive 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 of commercial contracts and additional ad hoc legal issues. You will be a qualified Solicitor or England and Wales or qualified as a Lawyer in another Common Law jurisdiction. Previous in-house experience would be advantageous. Prior experience of working within the sports and entertainment industry 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.