Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join a growing, private equity-backed business operating within the life sciences and professional services sector.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, including the CEO and CFO, within a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping legal processes, supporting strategic growth initiatives, and helping to build the future legal function of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial client and supplier agreements
• Advising on commercial risk, governance and contractual strategy
• Supporting the standardisation and optimisation of legal templates and processes
• Advising on data protection and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions
• Supporting governance requirements within a private equity-backed environment
• Managing external counsel relationships where required
• Mentoring junior legal team members and supporting team development

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or lawyer with approximately 5+ years’ relevant experience
• Strong commercial contracts experience is essential
• Experience negotiating directly with counterparties and senior stakeholders
• Exposure to US and European commercial contracts highly desirable
• Experience within life sciences, pharma, biotech, data, professional services or other regulated sectors preferred
• Governance and/or data protection experience advantageous
• Commercially pragmatic with strong stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable operating independently within a growing business environment

Why Apply?

• Genuine opportunity to shape and influence a growing legal function
• High visibility with executive leadership
• Flexible working environment
• Strong long-term potential for the right individual
• Opportunity to join a company in growth phase

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