Senior Legal Counsel

MAM Gruppe; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A Leeds-based in-house legal role within a global leader in energy management and industrial automation. The position covers the UK with a flexible hybrid working model and travel across the region.

You will handle commercial contracts, competition law, litigation and construction law, shaping risk management and compliance for the business while collaborating with an international team.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer with in-house experience.
• Fluent in English, written and verbal.
• In-house experience gained within an international company.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts including EPC/construction-type agreements.
• Build and maintain contract templates.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks and shape policies to manage them.
• Manage claims and litigation.
• Support Legal Management with ad hoc legal work.

Skills

English fluency

In-house experience

Construction law

Education

Fully qualified lawyer

Job description

About the Company

This is an in-house legal role with broad scope across the UK for a global leader in energy management and industrial automation, operating across some of the world’s fastest-growing sectors including data centres, electrification and digital infrastructure. With a huge international footprint, it’s now expanding its legal function and looking for someone to play a key role across a broad range of commercial and technology-driven matters.

About the Role

You'll join a global legal team and take on commercial contracts, competition law, litigation, and Construction law, with real influence over how commercial risk is managed across the region. The role involves travel across the UK and occasional trips elsewhere in Europe, with a flexible hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including construction-type agreements and distribution and channel terms.
• Build and maintain contract templates.
• Identify legal and regulatory risk, and shape policies to manage it.
• Manage claims and litigation.
• Support Legal Management with wider ad hoc legal work.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer.
• Fluent in English, written and verbal.
• In-house legal experience gained within an international company.

Required Skills

• Fluent in English, written and verbal.
• In-house legal experience gained within an international company.
• Prior experience with EPC contracts/Construction law strongly preferred.