Senior Legal Counsel (12 month FTC) – Part time

Taylor Root Dusseldorf; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech and consumer insights brand seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support various business units with commercial legal matters. The role offers flexibility for part-time or full-time arrangements, focusing on contracts, compliance, and collaboration within a small team. Ideal candidates will have at least 7 years PQE and experience in a technology setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years PQE in commercial law.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to draft and negotiate contracts.

Responsibilities

• Support various business units with commercial contracts.
• Lead on compliance and regulatory matters.
• Assist the General Counsel and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Commercial legal knowledge

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Relationship building

Education

Qualified Lawyer (7 years PQE)

Job description

As Senior Legal Counsel of this dynamic and growing business, you will be able to work in an autonomous way supporting a number of business units with a range of commercial legal matters and projects.

Our client is a very well known tech and internet consumer/ insights brand and requires someone who can adapt to change and differing priorities, apply commercial legal knowledge to a range of areas and have a pragmatic and commercial approach to legal challenges.

You Will be joining a small team of 4 and be able to operate as part of a team but also autonomously and with confidence.

Our client is also very welcoming of a part time hire (4 days a week) OR a full time hire.

This role will be to support in a number of key areas and will support a key tech and data business unit of the group:

– Commercial Contracts (Procurement, Technology, Marketing & Advertising, Sponsorship)

– Employment matters

– Data Privacy/ GDPR

– Compliance and Regulatory

– Leading on projects and business initiatives

– Supporting the General Counsel closely on other business matters

– Supporting junior members of the team when required

The successful candidate will likely have:

– Have a minimum of 7 years PQE

– Have experience in house in a fast paced and entrepreneurial environment

– Be able to draft and negotiate customer contracts and advise stakeholders in a very commercial and pragmatic way to support business growth while protecting the business from unnecessary risk.

– Experience in technology setting or in another sector where technology, SaaS and broader commercial contracts have been a key point of focus throughout the years

– An ability to build strong and trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders

– B2B & B2C Experience would be useful

– An interest in really getting to know the business and adding value beyond legal matters and being part of a collaborative and impactful legal team.

Start date: ASAP (Likely June 2025)

Working arrangements: This can be based in London or with great amount of flexibility to work from home/ remotely as long as there is a willingness to be in the office on an ad-hoc basis.

Part time and Full time Applications welcomed!

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