Working with our business teams to draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements.
Identify processes within the legal function and its interface with the business where AI tooling or other technology could improve productivity or quality and lead their implementation.
Providing day-to-day legal perspective and guidance, as well as risk assessment and mitigation
Advising our business teams on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws
Work with colleagues across the legal team and wider business to embed new ways of working, including supporting adoption, training, and measuring impact.

1 to 5 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a commercial or corporate law firm with experience providing full service commercial legal support (the reference to PQE is a guide only. We welcome applications from candidates with more or less PQE)
Demonstrable experience of implementing AI tooling and a passion for transforming legal processes
An experience and appreciation of the challenges and requirements of delivering legal support in a fast moving commercial in-house team
Ability to be impactful from an early stage
Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction)
Proven technical ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements to tight timescales
Experience of advising on IT, data protection/e-privacy laws as well as commercial and law
Knowledge of intellectual property, competition law and regulated sector experience (desirable)
Knowledge of the insurance and/or financial services (desirable)
Experience of Harvey, Luminance or Legora (desirable)

10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
Employer-matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
A one-off £300 “work from home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
25 days holiday (increasing with years of employment to 30 days) + 2 days “my time” per year
Private medical cover, critical illness cover, and employee assistance programme
A healthy learning and training budget
Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
Free in-office gym, accessible 7 days a week
Free breakfast in the office daily
You’ll be equipped with great technology (choice of Mac or Windows)
Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
Regular events
from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.

Legal Counsel – 12 Month FTC

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