Legal Counsel FTC
2 days ago
Watford
Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE - 50% office based, 50% WFH 13 Month FTC We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join our highly regarded Legal & Secretarial team on a fixed-term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain broad, hands-on in-house experience within a fast-moving, collaborative environment, supporting both UK and international operations. You'll act as a trusted business partner, providing pragmatic legal advice across a wide range of commercial, marketing, compliance and intellectual property matters, while working closely with stakeholders across the business. You'll also gain exposure to a wide variety of legal work across UK and international markets and work within a supportive team environment with opportunities to continue developing your legal skills What you'll be doing? Commercial & Contracting • Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, procurement and sales contracts, distribution agreements and terms & conditions, • Review product packaging to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, • Support the implementation and ongoing monitoring of the company's compliance programmes, including Competition Law, Anti-Bribery, Sanctions and Data Protection, • Support trade mark clearance searches (UK and international) and manage external counsel where required, • Review trade mark watch notices and handle IP-related queries from the international business, • Assist with corporate activity and M&A, • Provide legal support to Finance, HR, Operations and other functions, • Qualification as a Solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent international qualification), ideally 2-6 years' PQE, • Experience working in a fast-moving environment with a hands-on approach, • Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills, • Excellent attention to detail and high professional standards, • The ability to manage multiple priorities and build effective relationships across all levels, • Competitive salary, • Company Pension & Private Medical, • Car Allowance, • Bonus, • Holiday Purchase scheme, • Sharesave scheme, • Access to learning and development programmes., • Wellbeing support and employee assistance programme. JBRP1_UKTJ