In-House Legal Counsel
Alfreton
Permanent
Legal
Retail
£55,000.00 - £62,000.00Year
In-House Legal Counsel - Commercial Contracts
📍 Location: East Midlands
👤 Reports To: Head of Legal
🏢 Company: A Leading UK-Based Retail & Consumer Services Business
About Us:
Join a fast-paced, innovative retail and consumer services company where legal expertise meets business strategy! We're on a mission to provide top-tier services to our customers while ensuring our commercial agreements are watertight, forward-thinking, and aligned with our ambitious goals.
Your Role:
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of commercial contract arrangements;
- Knowledge in advising on consumer and advertising laws specifically for marketing activity i.e. promotional terms and conditions.
- To accompany paralegal in the tasks deriving from company secretary activities and to liaise with external counsel retained for this activity
- Liaison with other Business Areas as necessary, obtaining and collating information in relation to the above activities.
- Maintaining the contracts data base, keeping a data base of all the vital information such as costs, term, termination period, contact information etc and including uploading of completed Contracts;
What We're Looking For
- UK law degree and completed training contract.
- 1-3 years PQE in commercial contracts (in-house or private practice).
Good at analytical thinking with sounds legal reasoning and excellent legal writing skills.
- Organised and good administration skills
- Ability to pick things up quickly and follow processes with use of initiative.
- Reliability in meeting deadlines/timescales and to take and follow instructions
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the Team
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- Approachable and committed to providing a reliable service to the Business using the Team legal services
Why Join Us?
- Exciting career growth in a business that values legal expertise and commercial strategy.
- A collaborative, energetic workplace where your input makes a real difference.
- Exposure to high-impact commercial agreements across multiple business functions.
- A role with purpose and opportunity for progression-your work will shape the commercial success of a thriving, consumer-focused company.
In-House Legal Counsel
LHH
3 days ago
£55,000.00 - £62,000.00Year
Permanent
Legal
Retail
Alfreton
In-House Legal Counsel - Commercial Contracts
📍 Location: East Midlands
👤 Reports To: Head of Legal
🏢 Company: A Leading UK-Based Retail & Consumer Services Business
About Us:
Join a fast-paced, innovative retail and consumer services company where legal expertise meets business strategy! We're on a mission to provide top-tier services to our customers while ensuring our commercial agreements are watertight, forward-thinking, and aligned with our ambitious goals.
Your Role:
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of commercial contract arrangements;
- Knowledge in advising on consumer and advertising laws specifically for marketing activity i.e. promotional terms and conditions.
- To accompany paralegal in the tasks deriving from company secretary activities and to liaise with external counsel retained for this activity
- Liaison with other Business Areas as necessary, obtaining and collating information in relation to the above activities.
- Maintaining the contracts data base, keeping a data base of all the vital information such as costs, term, termination period, contact information etc and including uploading of completed Contracts;
What We're Looking For
- UK law degree and completed training contract.
- 1-3 years PQE in commercial contracts (in-house or private practice).
Good at analytical thinking with sounds legal reasoning and excellent legal writing skills.
- Organised and good administration skills
- Ability to pick things up quickly and follow processes with use of initiative.
- Reliability in meeting deadlines/timescales and to take and follow instructions
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the Team
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- Approachable and committed to providing a reliable service to the Business using the Team legal services
Why Join Us?
- Exciting career growth in a business that values legal expertise and commercial strategy.
- A collaborative, energetic workplace where your input makes a real difference.
- Exposure to high-impact commercial agreements across multiple business functions.
- A role with purpose and opportunity for progression-your work will shape the commercial success of a thriving, consumer-focused company.