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Legal Counsel

Gleeson Recruitment Group
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Legal Counsel role is based in Birmingham city centre with a hybrid working model, requiring only 2 days in the office, and offers a salary of up to £65,000.
  • The position involves supporting the Head of Legal by providing timely legal advice on various matters, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and managing legal compliance.
  • Candidates must be qualified solicitors or legal executives with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally gained in-house or within a commercial law team.
  • Experience with IT contracts and knowledge of FCA rules in a commercial context are advantageous for this role, which focuses on a broad range of legal issues including HR, disputes, and ESG.
  • The company promotes a values-driven culture and offers flexibility to accommodate personal commitments, emphasizing inclusivity in its hiring practices.

Legal Counsel role - Birmingham city centre (hybrid/flex - 2 day in the office) - salary up to £65,000

Joining a small growing legal team, you will support the Head of Legal in providing pragmatic, timely legal advice on a range of key matters.

- Draft, negotiate and advise on a range of commercial contracts - customer, sales, tech, outsourcing, t&c's etc

- Design and implement policies and processes to drive efficiencies

- Manage legal compliance - DP, regulatory, governance

- Advise on wider issues as and when - HR, disputes, risk, ESG

- Manage external counsel where appropriate

The business is genuinely values driven and very focused on community, ESG, CSR

They continue to see YOY growth and have an exciting 5 year plan to roll out

They have a flexible, agile outlook - Birmingham city centre office, max 2 days a week (or more if preferred) and promote flexi-time around school drop offs/pick ups/interests/pets!

We are looking for a qualified solicitor or legal executive with 3+ years PQE gained either in-house or in a commercial team at a law firm to join as Legal Counsel.

You will be able to pick up the commercial contract works particularly with projects coming down the pipeline, however be keen handle a much broader diet of work in a regulated sector.

Experience of IT contracts and/or an appreciation or understanding of the FCA rules in a commercial context would be useful.

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At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.