Senior In-House Counsel

Ortolan; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international CPG business is seeking a Senior In-House Counsel to provide legal support to its brand and marketing teams. The role requires 10-15 years PQE, with a strong background in IP, tech, and data. The position is remote but will involve occasional visits to client offices in London and Scotland. The ideal candidate must be a qualified lawyer in the UK and have in-house experience, alongside a demonstrated ability to manage a legal team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years PQE required, with significant experience in legal and risk management.
• Proven ability to manage and lead other members of the legal team.
• Charismatic, personable, and highly motivated with a commercial approach.

Responsibilities

• Support brand and marketing teams on IP, tech, and data.
• Provide solutions to complex legal issues for senior business colleagues.
• Manage risks for the business across a broad spectrum of contracts.

Skills

Qualified lawyer in the UK or comparable jurisdiction

Experience in the CPG sector

Strong technical legal background

In-house experience

Understanding of data protection and commercial data issues

Job description

Senior In-House Counsel - Immediate Start

4-6 months fixed term role – London or Scotland.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute at a senior level within a market‑leading international CPG business. The successful candidate will be highly capable in the areas of IP, tech and data and will be supporting the business's brand and marketing teams.

We are looking for an experienced (10-15 PQE) lawyer. Working for Ortolan Legal, but embedded (remotely) with the client’s legal team, this is an opportunity to exercise your skills with a high quality and interesting workload. The assignment will likely last for at least 4 months and we are looking for someone who is available to start within the next couple of weeks.

This role will be well remunerated. Remote working is supported, so candidates can be based anywhere in the UK but will need to visit the client’s offices (London and Scotland) from time to time.

To be successful you will need the following skills and attributes:

• You must be a qualified lawyer in the UK or another comparable jurisdiction. Lawyers with less than 10 years PQE are unlikely to have acquired the experience needed, but if you are exceptional, please convince us!
• Experience of the CPG sector is important as is experience of advising an international business.
• A strong technical legal background is a given and this is likely to have been gained initially with a leading practice. Subsequent in‑house experience is essential.
• Your work will include providing your senior business colleagues with effective solutions to complex legal issues and helping them manage risk for the business. An informed understanding of the operational as well as legal issues involved in complex technology and marketing agreements is important as is a breadth of knowledge in the field of brand protection and management.
• You will also need to have a good understanding of and exposure to a wide range of commercial contracts and will work with and support the business across a broad spectrum of contracts.
• We would expect suitable candidates to have a good understanding of data protection and commercial data issues.
• As this is a senior position, you will be responsible for managing and leading other members of the legal team; we will be looking for demonstrable experience of your ability to do this well.
• Importantly, you will need to be a good fit; so as well as being charismatic and personable, you will also be highly motivated, client focused and will have a demonstrably commercial approach with plenty of initiative.

For this assignment you will be working alongside the client’s established in‑house legal team. You will also find yourself working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.

The position is open now and we are keen to identify the right person and get them in place as soon as possible. So if this resonates with you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

If you would like to know more, please send your CV in confidence to Nick Benson at [e-mail]. We will respond to every applicant.