Legal Counsel

The Legal Counsel provides practical legal support on legal, regulatory and commercial matters. The role independently reviews, advises on and negotiates contracts on standard terms and third-party terms in line with playbooks, with escalation of complex, novel or high-risk issues to Senior Legal Counsel or the Head of Legal.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day  

Provide timely advice on straightforward legal and regulatory issues, applying playbooks, precedent positions and risk guidance

Review, advise on and negotiate customer, supplier and operational contracts on standard and third-party terms independently within agreed boundaries.

Identify non-standard or higher-risk positions and escalate with clear options, recommendations and impact assessment

Partner with sales, commercial, operational, finance and delivery teams to support transactions and business objectives

Create or update guidance notes, clause positions, checklists and FAQs for recurring legal issues

Manage allocated matters from intake to completion, including status updates, document control and closing actions.

What you’ll bring to this role  

Qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE, preferably including in-house or commercial contracting experience

Ability to work independently but know when to escalate

Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills

Strong commercial judgement and practical risk-based advice

Strong communication skills including across a varied stakeholder group

Organised approach to matter management and competing priorities

Comfort with legal workflow, CRM and document management systems

Ability to adapt to new and complex areas of law and regulation

Ability to learn quickly.