Legal Counsel
- Employer
- Robert Walters
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £70000 - £90000 per annum
- Closing date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Reference
- X1ZH6N-60439FB5
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- PQE
- 4-6 Years
Job Details

What you'll do:
As Legal Counsel, you'll take on a pivotal role where you will:
- Draft, advise on, and negotiate commercial contracts, ensuring pragmatic and commercially driven outcomes.
- Provide expert legal advice across diverse areas, including data protection, privacy, intellectual property, disputes and employment law.
- Collaborate on technology policy matters, influencing how the business navigates cutting-edge issues in the industry.
- Partner closely with the global legal team, aligning on risk management, processes and strategies for new services.
This role offers an incredible opportunity to broaden your expertise in a fast-evolving industry while contributing to a company that's shaping the future of technology.
What you bring:
We're looking for a Legal Counsel with:
- Strong expertise in commercial contracts, ensuring sound advice that aligns with the business's risk appetite.
- Knowledge or experience in other areas of law, such as data protection, IP, disputes, or employment, which would be a strong advantage.
- A pragmatic, solution-focused mindset, paired with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- 4+ PQE from an In House setting ideally, but candidates from Private Practice will be considered.
Please contact me for a confidential conversation regarding the directive.
📧Ciaran.ONeill@RobertWalters.com
📞07721019717
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
Company
Established in 1985, the Robert Walters Group is one of the world’s leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies with an international network of 44 offices in 21 countries. In the UK we specialise in the placement of permanent, contract and temporary positions across all levels of seniority and recruits across the accounting, finance, banking, IT, HR, legal, sales & marketing, secretarial and support disciplines.
Our specialist legal recruitment division provides a complete, fully integrated service that focuses on the placement of legal professionals into private practice, in-house and the public sector markets. Jobs at all degrees of seniority are covered, from newly-qualified lawyers to partner level, either on a locum, contract or permanent assignment basis.
Our extensive global network of offices allows us to place UK qualified lawyers overseas and internationally qualified lawyers in the UK. As part of the Robert Walters brand, the legal division is recognised worldwide and is associated with great expertise in our field and an unshakeable commitment to providing the best possible service.
For further information about the career prospects we can offer you, please visit our website:
- Telephone
- 020 7379 3333
- Location
-
11 Slingsby Place
St Martin¹s Courtyard
London
WC2E 9AB
United Kingdom
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