Legal Counsel & Assistant Co-Sec

Role: Legal Counsel & Assistant Co-Sec

Location: Manchester

Package: £60k - £70k

Hybrid Working

New in-house opportunity for a Commercial Lawyer to join a UK business with a presence in Manchester.

The successful candidate will form part of a tight knit, high performing legal team which contributes significantly to the business achieving its strategic aims. The business has a presence in the UK and Scandinavia.

As Legal Counsel, you will report directly to the General Counsel and undertake a wide range of commercial, corporate and company secretarial duties which make the role varied and challenging. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a legal team which undertakes a broad range of work, allowing you to build strong experience over and above day to day contracts work.

Examples of the day to day role include:

1. Advice to Senior Directors and the wider business for all Commercial transactions/projects.
2. Supporting on the organisation of company secretarial matters in relation to Corporate Governance.
3. Exposure to Group M&A activity.
4. Working closely with the European Legal Team on cross jurisdictional projects.

To be considered, you will ideally have a background as a Commercial/Corporate Solicitor.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading business which will offer a broad variety of in-house Legal work, keeping the roleholder challenged, and providing opportunities to continually develop as an in-house Lawyer.