Senior Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

• Negotiations on major outsourcing, operational services and infrastructure agreements
• Drafting and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial contracts, including construction NEC/JCTs
• Advising on automation, software licensing, technology and infrastructure projects
• Managing vendor, supplier and asset leasing arrangements
• Corporate funding and M&A
• Providing legal guidance on TUPE, insurance and commercial risk matters
• Advising on public procurement, sanctions and regulatory considerations
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating contractual and operational risks
• Managing disputes and claims through robust legal analysis and commercial negotiation
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and providing practical business focused advice

Qualifications

• A solicitor or equivalent with 10+ years PQE
• Experienced in complex commercial contracts and negotiations
• Trained within a leading law firm and/or multinational in-house legal team
• Comfortable managing a demanding and fast paced workload
• Experienced advising senior stakeholders and executive teams
• Commercially minded with strong business judgement and risk awareness
• Skilled in drafting clear, practical and commercially focused agreements
• Able to influence stakeholders and build trusted business relationships
• Experienced managing large scale projects and cross-functional workstreams
• Collaborative, resilient and committed to continuous improvement

Benefits

Salary of £90-110k, £7k car allowance, and up to 20% bonus. The business offers 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to purchase additional holiday, a company pension, extensive wellbeing support, employee discounts, cycle to work schemes and access to a market leading internal learning platform focused on professional development and career progression. The organisation has a strong track record of promoting talent internally and provides genuine long term career opportunities within a global business.