Senior Legal Counsel - FTC Maternity Cover

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Senior Legal Counsel - FTC Maternity Cover, London

Client: Houseful

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 415fbab91e29

Job Views: 7

Posted: 20.02.2025

Expiry Date: 06.04.2025

Job Description:

Hybrid - Minimum 2 days on-site in London, Tower Bridge HQ

10 months FTC plus option for an additional 2 months.

We are looking for a confident and experienced commercial/technology lawyer to join our Legal Regulatory and Compliance team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract to advise on a varied and interesting mix of commercial contracts, technology, intellectual property, and data protection across all group businesses.

This is a fantastic opportunity if you’re looking to join an innovative, fast-paced, and supportive legal team which sits at the heart of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including data licences with mortgage lenders, services agreements with customers and suppliers, and outsourcing agreements.
• Providing general legal advice and support to our various business divisions on day-to-day commercial and legal issues including company secretarial duties.
• Proactively working on ways to improve efficiencies for the legal and compliance team including developing standard documents and playbooks.
• Liaising with our investor representatives.
• Supporting the General Counsel in instructing and managing external legal counsel.
• Managing workloads and priorities within the legal team, and supervising junior members of the team.

Essential Skills:

• Results driven; having a proactive, goal-orientated, and commercial approach to decision making.
• Experience obtained in a top-tier firm or in-house team.
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.
• Proven technical ability to draft complex commercial agreements to tight time-scales.
• Company secretarial experience a plus but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills - able to deliver legal advice in a clear, concise, and appropriate style.
• Ability to work autonomously with all levels of the business.
• Meticulous attention to detail, combined with a commercial awareness and common sense.
• Ability to grasp new legal concepts quickly.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to adapt to change and to work in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Proven ability to supervise legal trainees and junior lawyers.

Benefits:

• Everyday Flex - greater flexibility over where and when you work.
• 25 days annual leave + extra days for years of service.
• Day off for volunteering & Digital detox day.
• Festive Closure - business closed for a period between Christmas and New Year.
• Cycle to work and electric car schemes.
• Free Calm App membership.
• Enhanced Parental leave.
• Fertility Treatment Financial Support.
• Group Income Protection and private medical insurance.
• Gym on-site in London.
• 7.5% pension contribution by the company.
• Discretionary annual bonus up to 10% of base salary.