Legal Counsel - Global Professional Institution in City of London

A leading global professional institution is seeking a high‑calibre Legal Counsel to join its in‑house team. You will support the Head of Legal and General Counsel on a broad range of commercial matters, working at the heart of an organisation with international reach.

The business is located in central London, with 3 days per week in office and 2 day working from home.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing pragmatic, solutions‑focused legal advice on commercial, corporate governance and litigation issues, identifying and mitigating legal and associated risks.
• Leading on drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts, including IT, software, outsourcing and systems integration agreements, working closely with Procurement and Digital/Technology teams.
• Supporting management of the organisation's international intellectual property and brand portfolio, ensuring consistency and quality of legal documentation.
• Advising on risk management and compliance, helping to maintain risk registers, update policies and procedures and monitoring legislative developments across relevant jurisdictions.
• Providing corporate governance and regulatory support, including legal entity management and advising on data protection, privacy and GDPR (and equivalent regimes globally).
• Acting as a key liaison between the Legal function and business stakeholders, and instruct and manage external counsel in the UK and internationally with close attention to cost and service delivery.
• Contributing to strategic projects, major transactions and litigation, bringing legal insight to business‑critical initiatives.

Skills and experience required:

• Qualified solicitor with solid post‑qualification experience; prior in‑house experience is preferred.
• Strong commercial background, broad contracting experience ideally with some exposure to IP, procurement and IT contracts; experience of litigation is desirable.

Please contact Tom Shaw for further information.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.