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This is an excellent opportunity to work at the heart of a major financial services business, advising on varied, high-profile matters and helping colleagues turn ambitious ideas into practical, well-managed outcomes.\nYou will join a friendly, collaborative in-house team and work closely with stakeholders across the business. You will have meaningful responsibility from the outset, together with support from experienced colleagues and genuine opportunities to broaden your expertise.\nIf you are a commercially focused lawyer looking for a varied in-house role where you can make an impact, develop your career and work with talented colleagues, we would love to hear from you. We welcome applications from candidates with experience gained in private practice, in-house or across both environments.\nAbout the role\nDraft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology, software, cloud, data, outsourcing, consultancy, licensing and other supplier and strategic contracts.\nProvide clear, practical and solutions-focused legal advice on commercial, technology, data protection and related regulatory issues.\nSupport procurement, transformation, digital and operational projects from early-stage planning through to contract signature and implementation.\nIdentify, explain and help manage legal and regulatory risk while enabling the business to achieve its commercial objectives.\nBuild trusted relationships with stakeholders and work collaboratively with colleagues across Legal, Procurement, Data, Technology, Risk and the wider business.\nContribute to legal templates, guidance, training and improvements to the way legal services are delivered.\nManage matters independently, escalating appropriately and supporting other members of the team when needed.\nEssential Skills and experience\nYou will be a qualified solicitor with three to six years’ post-qualification experience gained in a commercial law firm and/or in-house legal team. \nStrong academic background with a minimum of a 2.1 in an English law degree or a non-law degree (but having received at least a minimum of a Commendation in the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)).\nStrong commercial contracts experience and confidence drafting and negotiating agreements.\nThe ability to give concise, pragmatic advice that balances legal risk with commercial objectives.\nSound judgement, attention to detail and a proactive approach to solving problems.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex issues clear and accessible.\nConfidence working autonomously, managing competing priorities and engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels.\nA collaborative, approachable style and a genuine desire to contribute to a supportive team culture.\nDesireable skills and experience\nExperience in data and technology matters and/or the financial services sector.\nFamiliarity with data protection, technology procurement, outsourcing or financial services regulation. \nLocation and ways of working\nThese are hybrid roles based in Cardiff. You must be able to work from our Cardiff office two or three days each week, enabling you to build strong relationships and collaborate closely with the team and business stakeholders. We also support flexible working outside those office days.\nWhy join us?\nInteresting, varied work within a well-known financial services business.\nDirect exposure to important commercial, data and technology projects.\nA supportive team that values good judgement, curiosity, openness and practical problem-solving.\nOpportunities to develop your expertise and influence how legal support is delivered.\nA flexible working environment, with time together in Cardiff forming an important part of how we collaborate.\nPlease note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.\nAdmiral: Where You Can\nWe take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.\nEveryone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.\nWe’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.\nOur fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.\nDisability Confident Leader\nAs a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.\nIf you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please email  or contact us on 07796 039828. 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