Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment
Legal Counsel
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Legal Counsel – 6 Month FTC (to perm)
Financial Services / Insurance
£110,000–£120,000 + 10% bonus
6-month FTC with potential to become permanent
We are working with a well-established, regulated financial services organisation looking to add a Legal Counsel to its small in-house legal team on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract.
This is a broad commercial role with plenty of exposure across the business and would suit a lawyer who enjoys being close to stakeholders and taking ownership of a varied workload. There is also a genuine possibility that the role could develop into a permanent position.
The role
- You will work closely with the Head of Legal and wider business, with a particular focus on:
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial and supplier contracts
- Advising the business on contractual risk and day-to-day commercial legal matters
- Supporting matters relating to procurement and supplier arrangements
- Providing legal advice within a regulated environment
- Assisting with data protection and privacy matters where required
- Working directly with stakeholders across the organisation and providing practical, commercially focused advice
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About you
We are ideally looking for a lawyer with approximately 3–7 years' PQE, although there is flexibility for the right person.
You are likely to have:
- Strong commercial contracts experience, particularly supplier agreements
- Previous in-house legal experience
- Experience working within a regulated financial services environment
- Insurance or reinsurance experience would be particularly attractive, including exposure to the FCA and PRA
- Banking or wider regulated financial services backgrounds will also be considered
- Public procurement experience would be a significant advantage
- Some exposure to data protection would be useful
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This could be particularly well suited to someone who trained in private practice before moving in-house, or a private practice lawyer who has gained meaningful in-house experience through secondments.
The business is looking for someone who can quickly become a trusted member of a small legal team, while still having the opportunity to build a longer-term future with the organisation.
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