Legal Counsel

At Veriforce, we help companies in high‑risk industries keep their people, worksites, and supply chains safe and compliant. As a global leader in contractor and supply chain risk management, our SaaS platform simplifies contractor onboarding, credentialing, and compliance while providing powerful analytics and insights. Beyond software, we offer expert support, training, and consulting so our clients can operate with confidence. Together, we’re making workplaces safer every day.

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Cardiff, UK

Reporting To: General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Advise the Group on legal matters, with a particular emphasis on commercial contracts.
• Engage with the business units and group support functions to build credibility and trust, whilst supporting them in addressing legal implications and compliance issues.
• Negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial contracts and NDAs.
• Support with Company Secretarial matters including managing the group structure, statutory filing, investor and board support.
• Support the General Counsel with ensuring GDPR / Privacy law compliance and ad‑hoc projects.
• Assist with the management of the IP, domains and trademark registrations of the Group as well as addressing any related contentious issues as they arise.
• Support the General Counsel on resolving legal issues that face the business from time to time.
• General legal research and legal administrative duties as required.
• Mitigate legal risk across the Group through clear, commercially balanced advice.
• Take a pragmatic, solutions‑focused approach to resolving legal issues.
• Confidently challenge and influence stakeholders on legal and commercial risk.
• Produce clear, robust contracts with appropriate protections for the business.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness, considering wider business impact.
• Build credible, trusted relationships across the Group.
• Effectively manage a high‑volume workload, prioritising and meeting deadlines.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in commercial law.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Ability to provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice.
• Confident building relationships and influencing stakeholders across the business.
• Strong understanding of legal risk and how to balance this with business objectives.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal matters.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload and competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave
• Healthcare Plan
• Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
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