Legal Advisor

Location Hybrid · London, UK 3+ days office based

Seniority Mid-level

Closing: 11:55pm, 6th Apr 2025 BST

Perks and Benefits

• Work from home option
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Mentoring/coaching
• Cycle to work scheme
• Candidate happiness

Job Description

As Legal Advisor, you will be working as part of an established legal team to provide a professional, high quality and timely in-house legal advice and support service to HarperCollins Publishers.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the General Counsel and the Director of Legal Services
• Providing sound and sensible legal advice to designated areas of the business
• Managing day to day data protection questions and working with the HarperCollins Global Compliance Counsel based in New York on data protection, privacy and compliance initiatives and their implementation in the UK
• Identifying and resolving issues in proposed commercial transactions and identifying the implications upon the business (including risk/benefit analysis)
• Timely and accurate information gathering in order to provide prompt and authoritative advice
• Drafting contracts including licensing arrangements, complex publishing rights agreements and warehouse distribution agreements
• Reviewing third party contracts as applicable
• Assisting in the preparation of basic transaction documentation to include reviewing NDA agreements and term sheets relating to M&A
• Negotiate contracts on behalf of the business where appropriate
• Assisting in the resolution of disputes and avoidance of litigation
• Drafting appropriate agreements and assisting in structuring transactions for all digital initiatives including e-books, audio and print on demand
• Supporting pre-publication legal review of books, covers and publicity initiatives

Skills and Experience Required

• Newly Qualified solicitor – 2 years
• A highly competent commercial lawyer who has worked in a challenging legal environment with some experience of data protection and privacy
• Exceptional inter-personal skills and communications skills
• Highly organised and able to effectively prioritise and manage competing workloads
• Accustomed to working towards deadlines
• Capable of building relationships and trust with a diverse range of people from editors to members of the executive
• Knowledge or awareness of the media landscape
• A passion for books

Hybrid working model (3+ days in the office)

28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)

Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

Private healthcare cover and life assurance

Summer Hours

Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme

Relocation Rent Support Loan

Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC

Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes

Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days

Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

Onsite prayer room

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.