Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

In our pursuit of excellence within our Legal Department at Carnival UK, we're seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join us as a Senior Legal Counsel.

You'll bring your legal expertise to a complex, dynamic and commercially driven business, supporting strategic decision-making and business success.

Role Overview

Join our Legal Department and play a key role in supporting a leading global cruise business.

This is a unique opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of commercial legal matters, partnering with stakeholders across the organisation and gaining exposure to a breadth of work that is rarely found within a single in-house legal role.

Key accountabilities include

• Providing commercial legal advice across both business-to-business and consumer-facing matters.
• Negotiating, drafting and managing a wide variety of commercial contracts.
• Supporting stakeholders across IT, procurement and other business functions to deliver commercially focused outcomes.
• Advising on a diverse range of legal issues while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Required Qualifications and Skills
• Qualified Solicitor with strong commercial law expertise.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts.
• Broad commercial legal advisory experience, ideally gained in-house and/or within private practice.
• IT contracts experience would be highly beneficial.

About You

You thrive in a collaborative environment yet can work independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability.

You're someone who enjoys tackling complex commercial challenges and contributing to the success of a high-performing legal team.

You are likely to have at least three years post qualification experience.

• Personal Qualities
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Pragmatic and commercially focused approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working across a broad and varied commercial legal remit.
• Role Details

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK06, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.

Benefits

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.
• Additional Requirements

Any offer of employment for this role will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a Basic DBS check.

A criminal record will not automatically bar you from employment; any information disclosed will be considered fairly and proportionately in light of the responsibilities of the role.

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