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Senior Legal Counsel
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In House Legal Counsel (4 days)
Our client is a global leader operating within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
As part of an established in-house legal function, you will provide a wide variety of commercial legal advice within a dynamic and complex business environment.
We are looking for a versatile Commercial/Corporate lawyer with a commercial approach.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a key contact for stakeholders in a range of business units and corporate support departments to help influence and implement business strategy and direction.
- Act as a primary contact for the UK sales subsidiary providing day-to-day advice to sales and marketing colleagues.
- Review, draft, and negotiate high-value, complex commercial contracts with customers, sales intermediaries, suppliers, service providers, and other key business partners.
- Corporate Support/Assist with M&A
- Support the business with responses to tenders and customer queries.
- Support on L&S change and process improvement projects that underpin the business’s key objectives across multiple disciplines.
- Support operational and commercial functions with day-to-day legal queries and issues.
- Work with product development teams to ensure compliance with commercial and IP frameworks.
- Assist in maintaining the L&S team’s templates, precedents, and other know-how materials.
- Provide practical solutions to complex legal problems as a key business partner.
- Support senior lawyers as required, both in the UK and internationally.
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- Qualified solicitor (UK) with at Legal Counsel level and experience in delivering pragmatic, commercial legal advice in a demanding private practice or in-house environment.
- Excellent drafting commercial contracts experience.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Substantial Corporate M&A experience (Essential).
Desirable
- Working in house – ideally within the manufacturing or industrial sectors.
- Mergers and acquisitions.
- Real estate and property.
- Construction.
- Software licensing and AI.
- Contract management and other legal tools.
This is a role requiring office presence 3 days per week. The offices are easily commutable from Bristol.
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