This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer to join a well-established in-house legal team supporting a large and purpose-driven organisation.
The legal team plays a central role in enabling the business to operate efficiently, manage risk effectively and deliver on its strategic priorities. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice across a broad range of commercial matters, while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Marketing, Fundraising and other corporate functions.
The role offers a varied workload, significant stakeholder exposure and the chance to lead on high-value and strategically important projects.
Contract Type: 12-month fixed-term contract
Location: London (hybrid working with 1–2 days per week in the office)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice across a wide range of business and operational matters.
- Act as a trusted legal adviser to key functions, with a particular focus on:
- Technology – advising on supplier contracts, software and digital projects.
- Marketing, Fundraising and Partnerships – advising on commercial partnerships and related agreements.
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of complex commercial contracts.
- Lead and manage legal matters independently, identifying risk and escalating issues where appropriate.
- Support stakeholders with contract management, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and gain a detailed understanding of business priorities.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the legal team to share knowledge and strengthen team capability.
- Assist with legal process improvements, template development and wider legal strategy initiatives.
- Manage external counsel where specialist advice is required.
Candidate Requirements
- Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales (or equivalent jurisdiction).
- Significant experience in commercial and contract law, gained in private practice and/or in-house.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a range of complex commercial agreements.
- Good working knowledge of data protection law and general regulatory compliance issues.
- Experience supporting technology, procurement, marketing or partnership teams is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to manage a busy and varied workload with minimal supervision.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound commercial judgment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience advising senior leadership.
- Highly organised and able to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.