Senior Legal Counsel - 12mth FTC - £100-110k

Robert Walters UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global services business seeks a Senior Legal Counsel for a 12-month contract in London. This hybrid role involves dealing with a diverse range of legal matters, including commercial agreements and corporate law issues. Candidates should be UK qualified solicitors with at least 6 years of experience, ready to start immediately.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with at least 6 years’ PQE, preferably in the UK.
• Experience in drafting commercial agreements is essential.
• Flexible background considered, but UK market experience mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating, and advising on commercial agreements.
• Advising on corporate law, tech/digital matters, and employment law.
• Handling small scale disputes and ongoing strategic projects.

Skills

Drafting commercial agreements

Corporate law

Tech/Digital matters

Advertising/Marketing issues

Employment law

GDPR

Dispute resolution

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Job description

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Global services business recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel to join their successful and collegiate team on a 12 month contract basis. It is a hybrid position - you must be available to come into their Central London office 2 days/week.

Reporting into the General Counsel, the postholder will have the chance to get involved with a varied and high quality remit of work predominantly focused around drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial agreements. Your day-to-day will also extend to advising on corporate law, ongoing strategic projects, tech/digital matters, advertising/marketing issues, employment law, GDPR and small scale disputes.

The client is relatively flexible as to the background of the incoming person. The preference is for a UK qualified solicitor but applications from overseas lawyers will be considered, as long as you have already worked in the UK market. Experience drafting commercial agreements is essential. As long as you are a qualified lawyer with at least 6 years’ PQE (applications from all levels will be considered on merit), and have the aptitude to pick new matters up quickly and effectively build relationships across the business, your application will be welcomed.

The role requires somebody who can start immediately.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

About the job

Contract Type: Temporary Interim Management