Legal Counsel - Brand Legal (Commercial) in London

London Full-Time On-site

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Who we are
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Legal Community Vision

A proactive and fully integrated legal network that fiercely protects Lush and it’s people while leading with integrity and care to drive forward the Lush vision.

Recognising speed and dynamism as our superpower at Lush, our legal teams collaborate with all business areas contributing expert advice with a reliable, solutions-focused output that aligns with Lush’s values, removes barriers, enhances efficiency, minimises risk, and fosters innovation - ensuring legal expertise is not just a safeguard but a strategic asset that fuels success.

By sharing expertise and developing talent from within, we create a culture of collaboration, shared learning, inclusivity and empowerment.

The Team

The Legal Brand Team provides commercial support to multiple business units within the Lush group, including PR, Communications, Concepts & Collaborations, B2B, Events, Retail, Marketing, Brand, Tech and Digital (consumer-facing projects) and associated marketing, creative, and partnership teams.

The Role

Not only famous for vibrant, Fresh, Handmade products, Lush is a brand that isn’t afraid to be bold about the things We Believe in; and in a changing world of consumerism, we are rising to the challenge of diversifying our brand and marketing strategies to meet the needs of our customers globally.

We are looking for an outstanding lawyer with experience in marketing and commercial contracts who is commercially astute to join our in-house Brand Legal team. You will support the legal community in delivering high-quality legal support to various commercial teams in the UK and across the Lush Group, including PR, Events, Retail, Marketing, Campaigns and B2B; in an innovative, fast-paced, dynamic environment.

You will provide legal support and advice managing the drafting, review, negotiation and advisory responsibility for a broad scope of commercial work and contracts including customer, supplier, marketing, brand and partnership arrangements supporting everything from agreements with event vendors to reviewing NDAs for our next top secret brand collaboration!

Our commercial colleagues describe their ideal in-house lawyer as hands-on, super sharp, switched-on, flexible, friendly, and up for a challenge!

Reports to: Head of Brand Legal

Location: Poole or London. Minimum of 3 days a week in your office location, not set days.

Salary: £55,000 - £75,000

Contract: Full time hours, 12 month fixed term

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Key Responsibilities

Independently draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
- Customer and services agreements
- Supplier and outsourcing contracts
- Agency and consultancy agreements
- Partnership and wholesale agreements
- NDAs, Release forms and standard trading terms
- Terms and conditions for promotions
Adapt and tailor contract templates for specific transactions.
Ensure alignment of contractual positions and best practices across teams.
Provide clear, commercially focused advice on contractual risk.
Lead negotiations on commercial deals of varying complexity, escalating risk or non-standard positions where appropriate.
Work with our Retail, Marketing, Events and PR teams providing a simple and efficient process for managing all contractual needs with multiple vendors.
Collaborate on improved ways of working identifying and implementing processes and tools to support efficiency and delivering 5* service to the business.

Risk Management & Governance

Identify legal and commercial risks and propose practical mitigation strategies.
Apply escalation frameworks to determine when matters should be referred to the Commercial Lead or other senior lawyers.
Support the Commercial Lead with the implementation and maintenance of contract playbooks, fallback positions and approval matrices.
Contribute to creation, maintenance and ongoing alignment to internal governance and delegation frameworks.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualified lawyer in England & Wales.
Minimum 4 years’ PQE, with strong commercial contracts experience.
Trained and/or practiced in a reputable law firm or in-house legal team.
In house experience collaborating with and advising commercial teams.
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
Strong technical drafting skills with attention to detail.
Commercially pragmatic with a solutions-oriented mindset.
Confident handling stakeholders at manager to senior manager level.
Able to manage multiple matters and prioritise effectively.
Sound judgement on risk escalation.
Collaborative and comfortable working across multiple legal teams.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)*
Enhanced paternity leave*
Bonus scheme
Day off for weekday birthdays
Holiday purchase scheme
50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted rail and bus season tickets
Employee assistance programme
There’s a big difference between "Flexible Working " (the legal minimum) and working flexibly. What that looks like varies from role to role and location to location. We actively welcome conversations about what working flexibly could mean and look like for you.
We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
Wellbeing & mindfulness sessions
Access to employee-led Community Networks, including Disability and Chronic Illness, Family Support, Global Majority (Race and Ethnicity), LGBTQIA+, Menopause and Neurodiversity communities.
Tailored gender affirming care*

Qualifying period/hours required*

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