Senior Legal Counsel

MVF; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Summer Fridays

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office

Closed for Christmas holidays

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Wellbeing programme

Pension and Salary Sacrifice

Two charity days a year

Free breakfast in office

Health, dental and vision coverage

Family Forward support for MVF parents

6 months maternity leave and 1 month p

Annual holiday entitlement increases

Job summary

MVF is looking for a senior in-house lawyer to act as the main contact for UK and EMEA contract matters. You will draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, maintain a contract management system, and advise on privacy, advertising and data protection across MVF’s markets.

You will support governance and risk initiatives, create policy guidance, and deliver training to the business on a range of commercial matters. Experience in-house within a fast-paced environment is desirable.

Qualifications

• University degree in law or equivalent and qualified lawyer in England & Wales with current practicing certificate.
• 3-5 years of pre- and post-qualification experience in commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, or general corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary point of contact for all client-related legal matters in the UK and EMEA.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with clients, partners/affiliates, suppliers and others.
• Update and maintain a contract management system and onboarding process.
• Proactively identify market trends in contract terms and develop standard contracts and documentation including privacy policies and website terms.
• Lead on governance, risk and corporate compliance initiatives and liaise with external counsel where appropriate.
• Provide training and guidance across the business on commercial and regulatory matters in the UK and other markets.
• Support debt collection for the finance team.

Job description

What we're offering you:

• Summer Fridays


• Competitive holiday benefits - 25 days a year paid holiday, plus 8 bank holidays (increases 1 day a year up to 30 days)


• Hybrid working - 3 days a week in the office


• Closed for Christmas holidays - extra days not taken from your annual holiday allowance


• Work from anywhere for 2 weeks a year


• Life Assurance and Income Protection to protect your loved ones


• Benefits allowance for health, dental, and vision coverage


• Six months paid maternity leave, and one month paid paternity leave (subject to qualifying conditions) inclusive of same-sex and adoptive parents


• Defined Contribution Pension and Salary Sacrifice Scheme


• Be Well: our award-winning wellbeing and mental health programme to support all MVFers and their families


• Family Forward support for our MVF parents and their mini-mes


• 2 charity days a year


• Free breakfast when in the office

Responsibilities:

Contracts

• Be the primary point of contact for all client-related legal matters in the UK and EMEA.


• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with clients, partners/affiliates, suppliers, and other parties in line with MVF’s Risk Management Structure.


• Update and maintain a contract management system, including an efficient onboarding process and logging and storing of all contracts.


• Proactively identify and liaise with key stakeholders in the business regarding market trends in contract terms.


• Create, update and maintain standard contracts and other documentation, including privacy policies and website terms and conditions in line with relevant legal requirements and market trends.


• Where appropriate, develop and maintain contract ‘playbooks’ (e.g. for other team members), especially with respect to UK and ROW legal aspects.

Advisory: Privacy, Advertising and Data/Consumer Protection

• Respond to ad-hoc queries from the business and advise and support the DPO and business on a wide variety of privacy advertising, and data/consumer protection matters that apply to MVF’s global activities in the UK and other relevant markets.


• Working with the wider legal team and external tools/resources, proactively monitor legal developments that will create opportunities or risks to MVF, particularly with respect to the Advertising Standards Agency in the UK, and collaborate with key stakeholders on activities or projects that arise as a result.


• In consultation with the DPO and US Senior Counsel, create and maintain guidance and self-help collateral.

Advisory: General

• Respond to ad-hoc queries from the business and advise and support the business on a wide variety of commercial and regulatory matters in the UK and other relevant markets.


• Undertake legal research in the UK and other relevant jurisdictions and coordinate with external resources in order to advise the business and create easy-to-read training documents that can be used by the business.


• Create and maintain a legal knowledge hub that the business can use to access training materials, advice and guidance


• Prepare and deliver training sessions and materials for the business on a broad range of general commercial matters, including consumer protection, advertising and marketing; data privacy and protection; commercial contracts; and contract management.


• Support the credit team with debt collection.

Specialist Areas (Disputes/Employment/Property/IP)

• Advise on IP matters, including contentious matters and portfolio management activities.


• Support the People Team on employment matters that arise in the normal course of business, particularly with respect to the UK and ROW.


• Lead on ad-hoc projects and legal matters that arise in specialist areas as supported by external counsel (and other suppliers) where appropriate.

Governance, ESG and Board Matters

• As directed by the General Counsel and in consultation with the Head of Risk and other key stakeholders, create and maintain corporate policies to support appropriate legal compliance and good governance.


• Where required, lead relevant governance fora to manage go-to-market activities or other strategic initiatives in line with the Risk Management Structure.

Corporate

• Support the General Counsel with legal and compliance due diligence and transaction support on acquisitions, dispositions and capital raisings.


• Lead key workstreams in all other legal aspects of corporate support matters, including post-acquisition or disposition structuring, capital raisings or any other corporate structuring activities.

CoSec Support/ Filings

• Implement and manage a programme for key filing obligations, deadlines and fees for all Group entities in relevant jurisdictions and manage all filings to Companies House or other equivalent and related corporate repositories.


• Support the General Counsel in drafting and maintaining relevant corporate books and records, including minutes, resolutions and investor, shareholder and lender consents.

Operational Support & Leadership Behaviours

• Act as primary contact for legal technology tools in support of contract creation and management, AI reviews, consent statement tracking and other privacy matters.


• Support the General Counsel as a senior member of the legal team, serving as her delegate where required and as an escalation point for the MVF UK Counsel and supporting the Head of Risk as required.


• Proactively identify opportunities for improvements in LGR processes, documentation or stakeholder engagement and propose and follow through on recommendations.


• Lead self and others in advocating for and delivering the LGR strategy and contributing positively to the success of MVF.


• Where approved by the General Counsel, instruct and manage external counsel (and other suppliers), including setting and monitoring scopes of work and budgets while maintaining strong and productive relationships.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, enabling stakeholders to approach the Legal, Governance and Risk team with trust and confidence.


• Be a team player with a can-do attitude and desire to support the business in its legal needs, howsoever they arise, flexing where necessary to do more senior or junior tasks.


• Tackle legal queries with a solution focus, looking for ways to create revenue growth opportunities while still balancing risk in line with MVF’s Risk Management Structure.


• Strive for continuous personal improvement, seeking out feedback from stakeholders and incorporating key themes into development plans that include concrete deliverables and objectives.

Qualifications/Experience

• University degree, law or otherwise, and qualified lawyer in E&W with current practicing certificate.


• 3-5 years of pre and post-qualification experience in one or more of commercial contracts, privacy and data protection or general corporate and governance in the UK.


• Experience in-house supporting a fast-paced and growing business with experience in a portfolio company environment is beneficial, but not required.