Senior Legal Counsel - FTC Maternity Cover

Hybrid - Minimum 2 days on-site in London, Tower Bridge HQ

10 months FTC plus option for an additional 2 months

We are looking for a confident and experienced commercial / technology lawyer to join our Legal Regulatory and Compliance team on a fixed term maternity cover contract to advise on a varied and interesting mix of commercial contracts, technology, intellectual property and data protection across all group businesses.

This is a fantastic opportunity if you’re looking to join an innovative, fast-paced and supportive legal team which sits at the heart of the business.

Key responsibilities

Drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including:

• Data licences with mortgage lenders
• Services agreements with customers and suppliers
• Product development agreements
• Outsourcing agreements
• Providing general legal advice and support to our various business divisions on day-to-day commercial and legal issues including company secretarial duties
• Proactively working on ways to improve efficiencies for the legal and compliance team including developing standard documents and playbooks
• Liaising with our investor representatives
• Supporting the General Counsel in instructing and managing external legal counsel
• Managing workloads and priorities within the legal team, and supervising junior members of the team

• Results driven; having a proactive, goal-orientated and commercial approach to decision making
• Experience obtained in a top-tier firm or in-house team
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales
• Proven technical ability to draft complex commercial agreements to tight time-scales
• Data protection experience a plus but not essential
• Company secretarial experience a plus but not essential
• Excellent communication skills - able to deliver legal advice in a clear, concise and appropriate style
• Ability to work autonomously with all levels of the business
• Meticulous attention to detail, combined with a commercial awareness and common sense
• Ability to grasp new legal concepts quickly
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Ability to adapt to change and to work in a fast-paced commercial environment
• Proven ability to supervise legal trainees and junior lawyers

• Everyday Flex - greater flexibility over where and when you work
• 25 days annual leave + extra days for years of service
• Day off for volunteering & Digital detox day
• Festive Closure - business closed for a period between Christmas and New Year
• Cycle to work and electric car schemes
• Free Calm App membership
• Enhanced Parental leave
• Fertility Treatment Financial Support
• Group Income Protection and private medical insurance
• Gym on-site in London
• 7.5% pension contribution by the company
• Discretionary annual bonus up to 10% of base salary
• Talent referral bonus up to £5K