Sole Legal Counsel
Location: London
Salary: £85k-£100k + bonus
Our client are looking for a Sole Legal Counsel for the office in London. This is suited to a 2-5 PQE Lawyer who has either worked and trained at a Law Firm in the UK and/or trained and worked in-house.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for in-house legal matters with a broad experience across commercial and corporate work.
Responsibilities
- Review advertising and marketing materials for legal compliance
- Train employees on data protection, bribery, corruption and competition law
- Manage the corporate policy register and incident hotline
- Provide in-house counsel to senior leadership team and key stakeholders
- Support CFO in developing legal strategy
- Advise on litigation and pre-litigation matters
- Deliver legal training and research cross-border legal issues
- Support HR on employment matters
- Assist with joint ventures, partnerships and M&A
- Advise on contract status, legal risks and business terms
- Lead commercial negotiations and contract reviews
- Monitor legislative changes
- Oversee trademark and IP strategy
- Coordinate external legal advice and support pension scheme legal aspects
Qualifications
- 2-5 PQE Commercial Lawyer
- In house and Law Firm experience
- Experience in IP and Trademark a bonus
- Broad Commercial and Corporate legal experience