Rosemore Recruitment
Senior Legal Counsel
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Location: UK
Working arrangement: Hybrid / flexible
Experience: 6+ years' PQE
Qualification: England & Wales
An established and fast-growing technology business is looking to appoint a senior commercial lawyer to join its in-house legal function.
This is a high-impact role for an experienced commercial solicitor who enjoys working closely with sales, commercial and leadership teams and who is comfortable taking ownership of complex, high-value technology transactions.
The successful candidate will play a central role in supporting the company's continued international growth, advising on major customer agreements, strategic partnerships and technology-related matters.
The Role
You will act as a trusted legal adviser to the commercial side of the business, providing pragmatic advice while helping teams move transactions forward efficiently.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Negotiating complex technology contracts including SaaS agreements, software licenses, professional services arrangements, strategic partnerships and enterprise customer contracts.
- Leading commercial negotiations from a legal perspective, taking ownership of risk allocation, liability, intellectual property, service levels, data protection and other key contractual provisions.
- Supporting major bids and sales processes, advising on RFPs, commercial structures, pricing arrangements and contractual risk.
- Working closely with senior commercial stakeholders to find practical solutions to legal and contractual issues.
- Providing clear, concise and commercially focused legal advice in a fast-moving environment.
- Developing and improving contracting processes, templates and playbooks to create greater consistency and efficiency.
- Delivering practical training and guidance to commercial and bid teams on contractual processes, risk and regulatory considerations.
- Advising on technology-related legal matters including data protection, privacy, information security, cloud services, intellectual property, open-source software and AI.
- Working with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple international markets and, where required, supporting significant negotiations internationally.
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About You
We are looking for a commercially minded lawyer with significant experience in technology and commercial contracting.
Ideally, you will have:
- Qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales.
- Strong experience negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements, particularly within a SaaS, software or technology environment.
- Detailed knowledge of areas such as IP licensing, cloud arrangements, liability provisions, data protection and technology implementation.
- A proven ability to lead negotiations independently and take clear positions on contractual and commercial risk.
- Confidence operating as the principal legal contact on significant transactions without requiring constant senior oversight.
- Excellent judgement and the ability to distinguish between genuine legal risk and issues that can be addressed pragmatically.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice.
- Experience working across international transactions and multiple jurisdictions.
- A strong understanding of the commercial objectives behind a transaction and the ability to balance legal protection with the need to get deals completed.
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The following would be particularly valuable:
- Previous experience within a high-growth technology or SaaS business.
- Experience working in a scale-up environment where processes are evolving rapidly.
- Exposure to the energy, utilities or wider infrastructure technology sector.
- More advanced experience in data privacy and technology regulation, beyond general GDPR advice.
- Experience advising on emerging technology, including AI-related contractual and regulatory issues.
This is an opportunity to join a growing international technology business at an important stage of its development, with genuine ownership of significant commercial matters and regular exposure to senior stakeholders.
Please note: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not currently available for this position.
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