Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel - Manchester Hybrid 4 or 5 days

A major international group and household name is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its well established in-house team. This is a really well pitched senior role supporting a complex, fast-moving business operating across multiple jurisdictions.

You'll take the lead on a broad range of commercial matters-spanning commercial contracts, SaaS, consumer law, marketing and advertising, and business-critical projects. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, partnering with teams across the UK, Europe and further afield.

The breadth and variety of work on offer is exceptional. You'll operate at the heart of a sophisticated, multinational organisation undergoing sustained international growth, giving you exposure to high-value, high-impact work from day one.

This is also a key leadership role: you'll mentor and support junior lawyers, play a central part in shaping processes and templates, and help drive continuous improvement across the legal function.

• Advise on, draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements;
• Work closely with compliance and data protection colleagues on regulatory matters affecting a large global corporate;
• Support and guide junior legal team members, helping to develop capability across the function;
• Lead or contribute to major cross-functional and cross-jurisdictional projects; and
• Partner directly with senior leaders across multiple business units.

• A senior commercial lawyer with extensive experience in either a large international organisation or law firm, or both;
• Strong experience negotiating commercial contracts; exposure to SaaS, consumer law or advertising is advantageous;
• Technically proficient and also able to communicate complex legal concepts with commerciality; and
• Experience within FMCG, retail or similar consumer-facing sectors is desirable.

If you're a senior commercial lawyer looking to take on complex work within a world-class in-house team, this opportunity offers both challenge and progression at a global scale.