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Legal Counsel 4 PQE (12 month FTC)

Employer
Hays Legal
Location
England, London
Salary
£57750.0 - £76125.0 per annum + Dependent on experience & location
Closing date
21 Feb 2025
Reference
4651546
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Vacancy Type
Barristers, Public Sector
Experience Level
Mid Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Public Sector/Local Authority
PQE
4-6 Years

Job Details


Your new company
Our client is a financial services organisation within the government with a commitment to promoting prosperity throughout the United Kingdom.They collaborate with numerous partners, including banks, venture capital and private debt funds as well as fintech platforms. The organisation strives to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve, believing that varied perspectives strengthen the business.
Your new role
The organisation is seeking a Legal Counsel to join the team, focusing on non-transactional legal support and risk oversight. Key areas include regulatory issues like Freedom of Information, data sharing, and policy advice. This role also supports the broader Legal and Governance team.
Responsibilities:

  • Provide legal support for marketing, communications, and data matters.
  • Assist with marketing collateral review, compliance advice, brand protection, and handling complaints.
  • Support operations and projects, including Start Up Loans and supplier relationships.
  • Offer general legal support across various functions, manage external advisers, and handle regulatory matters and litigation responses.
  • This role is integral to ensuring legal compliance and managing risks within the business.

Requirements:

  • Post-qualification experience in corporate, commercial, financial regulation/funds, or finance.
  • Strong technical skills and knowledge about products, issues, and risks in a state-owned financial services organisation.
  • Expertise in some or all of the following areas: Subsidy Control, State aid, financial regulation, public law, freedom of information, data protection, judicial review, or procurement law.
  • Experience managing external counsel.


What you'll need to succeed

  • 4 PQE as a guideline only
  • Knowledge or experience of corporate, commercial, financial regulation/funds and finance law.
  • Good technical skills and willingness to learn a range of products and issues.
  • Evaluate potential risks in a complex financial services organisation.
  • Knowledge of areas of law applicable to public sector
  • Experience working in the legal department of a central government department or public sector department.


What you'll get in return

  • Generous annual leave allowance.
  • 15% employer pension contribution.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Paid volunteer days.
  • Other benefits included.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Company

Hays Legal provides an integrated recruitment solution to the UK's Legal and Company Secretarial sectors. Working across a nationwide network of offices, we offer employers and jobseekers a highly specialised recruitment service for permanent and interim positions across all business sectors, skill sets and levels of seniority.

We have a proven track record spanning almost 20 years in all areas of Legal and Company Secretarial recruitment, from one-off contingency requirements through to large-scale recruitment campaigns and wider employee management solutions.

We offer confidential, expert advice on job opportunities, compensation, business plans and exit strategies pertinent to professionals considering a move. We have the ear of key decision makers across all our clients and we have been instrumental in introducing and placing hundreds of fee earners and company secretaries into a vast array of organisations. From blue chip corporates, national and international firms through to niche practices, we have deep knowledge of the legal company secretary market.

If an organisation has strategic growth plans or needs incisive market analysis, we are often consulted as a first point of contact.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 3465 0139
Location
107 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6DN
United Kingdom

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