Junior Legal Counsel
Reporting to: Head of Legal
Location
Bournemouth, Hybrid or Remote. We work in a flexible, hybrid way and there are no fixed days in the office. If you want to come in once a week, a couple of times a month or everyday! We will work around you.
Job Type
Full Time – 37.5 hours a week
Our Purpose
Nourish Care provides a digital solution to the health and social care sector which improves the process of recording, analysing, and sharing of information. We seek to enhance and simplify care in equal measures; to harness the power of care management software to improve the lives of people who need care and those who provide it.
We are in the midst of one of the most exciting times in our history and while we are the current market leader in the sector, we will not be complacent. We are dedicated to our purpose of a better life for everyone. We continue to revolutionise the care sector and our incredible employees are what make this possible.
Our Ecosystem
At Nourish, you will contribute to a sophisticated ecosystem that includes:
- Technology that impacts a million people every day: Our core products are used by over 425,000 carers to support 417,000+ individuals
- The Nourish Partnership Programme (NPP): A sector-leading programme that manages strategic integrations with third‑party systems to ensure seamless data syncing and interoperability across the care journey.
Our Culture & Values
We look for people who align with the way we work. If you join us, you are joining a culture defined by:
- Making a Difference: We remember who we serve. We are passionate about making a meaningful, positive impact on the lives of carers and those we support
- Agility: We continuously refine and adapt. There is no room for complacency here; we are driven to constantly review and improve our products and processes.
- Collective Effort: We help each other out because we know that when one person wins, we all win. It’s "all hands‑on deck" – everyone is in it together.
- Every Person Counts: We treat everyone as a very significant part of our community. We welcome people being their true and authentic selves and value the diverse perspectives they bring.
- Openness to Learning: We believe no question is a silly question and all insights are valuable. Mistakes are part of the improvement process; we dust ourselves off and begin again.
The Team & Role
As a Junior Legal Counsel at Nourish, you will sit at the centre of a fast moving SaaS business, working across teams to provide clear, practical legal guidance that enables commercial progress. This is not a role confined to a contract review queue. You will take ownership of day‑to‑day legal operations and become a trusted partner to teams including Sales, Customer Success, Partnerships, Finance and Operations.
You will be the first point of contact for legal queries, supporting a wide range of activity from commercial contracts and data protection through to public sector tenders and supplier agreements. The role requires sound judgement, the ability to balance risk with pace, and confidence in knowing when to advise, challenge or escalate.
Working closely with the Head of Legal, who is focused on strategic priorities, you will play a key role in ensuring the legal function runs smoothly and continues to evolve. This is an opportunity to contribute to how legal operates within the business, improving processes, increasing clarity, and embedding legal as a proactive, commercially aligned function.
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of day‑to‑day legal operations, acting as the first point of contact for legal queries across the business and ensuring timely, practical and commercially focused advice
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including customer contracts, supplier agreements, partnership arrangements and non‑disclosure agreements
- Support the business on data protection matters, working with teams to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and embedding best practice into day‑to‑day operations
- Provide legal input into public sector tenders and procurement processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and alignment with regulatory requirements
- Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, Partnerships, Finance and Operations to support commercial activity, remove blockers and enable confident decision making
- Exercise sound judgement in assessing legal and commercial risk, knowing when to provide guidance, when to challenge and when to elevate to the Head of Legal
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of legal processes, templates and ways of working to increase efficiency and scalability
- Support the wider legal function in maintaining governance standards, including contract management, record keeping and policy development
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in England and Wales
- 2 to 3 years PQE, including at least 1 year of in‑house experience
- Experience working in a fast paced SaaS, technology or similar commercial environment
- Strong experience with commercial contracts, with the ability to work confidently in the detail and at pace
- Good working knowledge of data protection, including GDPR
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload effectively
- Comfortable operating in environments with pace, ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Able to translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical language for non‑legal stakeholders
- Proactive and solutions focused, with the ability to anticipate needs and approach challenges constructively
- Commercially aware, with the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
- Calm, confident and grounded in approach, with the ability to build strong working relationships across teams
- Willing to take ownership, get stuck in and see work through to completion
- Diligent and detail oriented, with sound judgement developed through in‑house experience
Nourish Benefits
- 25 days basic annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- Incremental leave benefit of 1 extra day for each completed year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days (up to 30 days per year)
- Extra paid day off for your birthday
- Paid days off for volunteering opportunities
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension
- Referral Bonus
- Health and Wellbeing platform including access to 24/7 GP & 24/7 EAP
- Counselling and support
- Variable impact workouts
- Wellbeing videos including prompts for healthy behaviours
- Wellbeing, care and compassion leave policies
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Career Development opportunities and regular reviews
- Recognition and Rewards
- Social events throughout the year
Nourish is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek and embrace differences in thinking, experience, ethnicity, age, gender, faith, personalities and styles.
The different skills, experiences and backgrounds our employees bring to their roles create a diverse and make Nourish a special place to work.
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