Legal Counsel 1+pqe guide
Our client is a global leader operating within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
As part of an established in house legal function, you will provide a wide variety of commercial legal advice within a dynamic and complex business environment.
We are looking for a versatile Commercial/Corporate lawyer with a commercial approach.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a key contact for stakeholders in a range of business units and corporate support departments to help influence and implement business strategy and direction.
- Act as a primary contact for the UK sales subsidiary providing day‑to‑day advice to sales and marketing colleagues.
- Review, draft and negotiate high-value, complex commercial contracts with customers, sales intermediaries, suppliers, service providers and other key business partners.
- Corporate Support/Assist with M&A
- Support the business with responses to tenders and customer queries.
- Support on L&S change and process improvement projects that underpin the business’s key objectives across multiple disciplines.
- Support operational and commercial functions with day-to-day legal queries and issues.
- Work with product development teams to ensure compliance with commercial and IP frameworks.
- Assist in maintaining the L&S team’s templates, precedents and other know-how materials.
- Provide practical solutions to complex legal problems as a key business partner.
- Support senior lawyers as required, both in the UK and internationally.
Key requirements
- Qualified solicitor (UK) with 2 - 5 pqe and experience in delivering pragmatic, commercial legal advice in a demanding private practice or in-house environment.
- Excellent drafting commercial contracts experience
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Corporate Experience
- High quality training in a UK Private Practice
Desirable
- Working in house – ideally within the manufacturing or industrial sectors
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate and property
- Construction
- Software licensing and AI
- Contract management and other legal tools
**This is a role requiring office presence 3 days per week. The offices are easily commutable from Bristol.