Legal Counsel

We are seeking an experienced UK qualified solicitor with in-house experience to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will be a UK qualified solicitor with post qualification experience in employment law and commercial agreements and contracts. Our legal team plays a key role supporting the business across multiple jurisdictions, so experience with cross-border contractual arrangements is highly desirable, though not necessary.

This role involves providing critical support to our General Counsel, handling reactive legal tasks, reviewing a range of commercial agreements and ensuring compliance with company policies as well as contract negotiation and contract review. This role is pivotal in supporting the wider sales business and our Bids & Contracts Team and in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of our recruitment operations, supporting our mission to deliver exceptional service to our clients and candidates.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Education: Law degree (or GDL equivalent) is required, LPC or SQE1 or SQE2 qualification, Completion of training contract or 2 years’ Qualifying Work Experience (SRA approved), Current Practising Certificate
• Experience & Skills: 0-2 yrs PQE, with employment law and commercial contract law experience, ideally an understanding of the legal framework that applies to the recruitment sector, including worker classification and IR35, solid understanding of the current Employment Rights Bill and forthcoming changes to employment law, ideally experience of cross border legal issues, proven experience in a small to mid-sized legal environment – ideally in-house, strong understanding of commercial contracts and legal compliance, collaborative working approach, excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively, strong communication skills, both written and verbal, ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Bids & Contracts Team, acting as key legal point of contact for the Bids & Contracts Team, assisting with legal queries during the contract review and tender process.
• Contract Review: Support in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts including client terms, supplier agreements, NDAs, and MSAs, ensure contracts align with company policies and legal requirements, proactively identify and mitigate legal risks in contract negotiations.
• Supporting the General Counsel: Provide direct support to our General Counsel in managing legal tasks and priorities, assist in the preparation of legal documents and correspondence, assisting on wider legal initiatives including compliance, risk management and training, conduct legal research as needed to support ongoing projects.
• Legal support across the business: Working with Finance, IT and the wider Operations Teams to provide timely, pragmatic legal advice.
• Templates: Support with the development, maintenance and continual improvement of our contract templates, risk management, training and process improvements.
• Risk Management: Analyse, identify and understand where the company's legal risks lie within contracts.
• Pressure Management: Prioritise tasks effectively, ensuring that high-risk issues are addressed promptly, maintain a level-headed and calm approach in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment, demonstrate the ability to work independently in a small, close-knit team.

What you will get from us:

• A fun, supportive, caring, collaborative environment.
• Christmas close without using your annual leave - time for you to spend with your loved ones!
• Flexible working, we follow a hybrid model of a minimum 2 days in the office.
• High achievers’ rewards, family days, various weekly, quarterly, yearly fun events, fun Thursdays.
• Opportunity to get involved in different communities in the business like our Wellness committee and DEI committee.
• We have a generous referral scheme for talent you recommend to us.
• We offer free private healthcare via Vitality, eye tests, discounted gym memberships and more.
• Wellbeing and Engagement committee.
• We love to give back - last year we raised £92,000 for charity through our Big Investigo Give initiative.

Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for any part of our recruitment process.