Senior Legal Counsel

Elevate; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global legal consulting firm is seeking an experienced Regulatory & Litigation Counsel in Greater London. The role involves managing critical regulatory investigations and litigation, mainly focusing on online safety and AI regulations. Candidates must be qualified solicitors or barristers, possessing substantial litigation and regulatory defence backgrounds. This fixed-term position offers a hands-on opportunity in a fast-paced environment, ideal for upper mid-level to senior legal professionals.

Qualifications

• Strong background in litigation and regulatory defence, ideally within technology or regulated sectors.
• Experience handling complex, business-critical regulatory investigations.
• Familiarity with online safety, consumer protection, or AI-related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage regulatory investigations and litigation.
• Advise on and defend matters under key regulatory frameworks.
• Act as a primary legal contact for the business on assigned matters.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel.

Skills

Regulatory defence experience

Litigation experience

Ability to advise on regulatory frameworks

Autonomous work capability

Comfortable in fast-paced environments

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister licensed in the UK or Ireland

Job description

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Overview

An opportunity for an experienced Regulatory & Litigation Counsel to join a high-profile technology organisation on a fixed-term basis. The role sits within the EMEA Regulatory Affairs Defence team and will focus on managing business-critical regulatory investigations and litigation during a period of increased workload and team absence.

This is a hands‑on role requiring direct engagement with the business and senior stakeholders, suited to an upper mid-level to senior lawyer with strong regulatory defence experience.

Contract Duration

6-7 months

Contract Type

Fixed-term / Temporary (leave coverage)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage regulatory investigations and litigation relating to online content, consumer protection, children's safety, and artificial intelligence
• Advise on and defend matters under key regulatory frameworks, including:
  • UK Online Safety Act
  • EU Digital Services Act (DSA)
  • EU AI Act
• Act as a primary legal contact for the business on assigned matters, providing clear, pragmatic risk‑based advice
• Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel to ensure effective regulatory and litigation strategy
• Support ongoing regulatory compliance and defence initiatives during a period of team transition and leave coverage

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or barrister licensed to practise in the UK or Ireland
• Strong background in litigation and regulatory defence, ideally within the technology, digital, or regulated sectors
• Experience handling complex, business‑critical regulatory investigations
• Familiarity with online safety, consumer protection, platform regulation, or AI‑related legislation
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑stakes environment with direct business interaction
• Able to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams

This role would suit a lawyer operating at the upper end of mid-level or senior level who can quickly step in and provide robust regulatory defence support.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world‑class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology‑enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber's Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex's success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.