Commercial Lawyer in Manchester

Hybrid, UK - widely remote, with travel to Bath/London once per month. Part-Time (3 Days Per Week). L&C Mortgages is looking for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to provide strategic legal support across a dynamic, growing business. Reporting to the General Counsel/CPO, you'll play a key role in supporting commercial growth, managing legal risk, and advising senior leaders on high-profile transactions and business initiatives.

What you'll be doing:

• As a trusted legal adviser, you'll work across a broad range of commercial and corporate matters, including:
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on complex commercial contracts
• Supporting mergers, acquisitions, investments and strategic partnerships
• Leading legal due diligence and managing transaction risk
• Advising senior leadership on business strategy and governance
• Supporting new products, commercial initiatives and transformation projects
• Managing legal and regulatory risk within a fast-paced business environment
• Working with external legal advisers and key stakeholders across the organisation

About You:

You'll be a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with significant post-qualification experience and a strong background in:

• Commercial contracts
• M&A and corporate transactions
• Advising executive teams and senior stakeholders
• UK commercial law and risk management
• Delivering pragmatic, commercially-focused legal solutions

Desirable Experience:

• Financial services or FCA-regulated environments
• Technology, digital transformation or SaaS-related projects
• Private equity-backed businesses
• Data protection and GDPR

Why Join L&C?

We care about our customers, but our employees are what make the magic happen. We're always ready to listen and do what we can to make L&C even better for those receiving and providing our services, supporting the day-to-day running of the business, so working with us means being part of an environment of respect and equity with some great benefits to boot. We're entering a dynamic period and it's a great time to join us; we're already the UK's No.1 online mortgage broker but we don't want to stop there.

• Flexible 3-day-per-week role
• Hybrid working - majority remote
• Opportunity to influence strategic business decisions
• Work closely with senior leadership
• Broad and varied legal remit across commercial, corporate and M&A activity
• Comprehensive employee assistance & wellbeing programmes (Virtual 24/7 GP, personal and dependant Mental Health Support, physiotherapy services and much more)
• Electric Car Scheme
• Annual company-wide Summer & Winter parties and team-led social events and much more benefits and perks to boot!

If you're a commercially-minded lawyer who thrives on balancing legal expertise with business objectives, we'd love to hear from you.

At London & Country Mortgages, we are committed to fostering a recruitment and selection process that is inherently diverse and inclusive. We believe in the strength that comes from a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively seek to create an environment where individuals from all walks of life feel welcome and valued. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is not just a goal; it is a fundamental part of our organisational culture, driving us to continuously enhance our practices to ensure that every candidate has an equal opportunity to contribute and thrive within our community.

FCA Certification Regime & Conduct Rules: L&C is authorised and regulated by the FCA and is classified as an Enhanced Firm under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR). This role is subject to the 6 FCA Conduct rules and you will be expected to adhere to them at all times. Any confirmed breaches of the Conduct Rules will be reported to the FCA annually. Should you apply for a Certified role in another financial services firm then L&C may be required to disclose this information in a Regulatory Reference request.

• You must act with integrity
• You must act with due care, skill, and diligence
• You must be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct
• You must act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

The Company: L&C Mortgages - Voted the UK's best mortgage broker. Founded in 1999 as a fee-free telephone-based mortgage broker - free to call and free to use our advice and service. We moved into our office in Bath and launched our first website in 2001. Winning our first award for best mortgage broker in 2002, we've gone from strength to strength, with a further office in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and over 2 million people coming to us for advice on the best mortgage for them. Today we have received over 160 awards and offer both online and telephone support. And we remain proudly fee-free.

Benefits:

• Buy Holidays
• Perkbox
• Electric Car Scheme
• Your Birthday Off
• Company Pension
• Death in Service