Vacature Juridisch Adviseur Arbeidsrecht in London

London (GB)Octopus Energy UK ð𧠖 Legal /Full-time /HybridWe're making energy fair, clean, and simple for all using technology. Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain's first truly digital energy supplier. By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and in 2025, we became Britain's largest energy supplier. Octopus Energy Group is a global energy transition collective. 10 businesses working across 4 continents to tackle energy transformation at nearly every front. And we constantly push to make energy better. And building innovative technologies that forge a path to a green energy system. We're united by a shared goal: to drive the global green energy revolution. We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Legal Counsel to join the Octopus Energy Group Legal Team in London. We're a small, ambitious team of 8 advising on all legal aspects of our rapidly growing global business. We're looking for a lawyer who can turn their hand to anything, and having a solid founding in corporate and/or commercial law with a desire to take ownership of broader matters will make you a great fit. This role offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of legal matters, including M&As, Investments and other legal work where you can take ownership of your work from day one. This means supporting on M&A, acquisitions, equity investments, employee share schemes, and core corporate governance. Draft & Negotiate Commercial Contracts: This means you'll get to handle complex commercial agreements, including key partnerships, tech licensing, innovative trials, customer-facing terms, and vendor supply agreements. We move fast as a business so our legal team has to move fast as well. You'll offer fast, commercial advice across diverse day-to-day matters including data protection, IP management, competition, and general compliance. Manage External Counsel: You'll work directly with our small panel of external law firms on high-value or specialist transactions, ensuring work aligns with our internal business goals. To be fully qualified lawyer in the UK or similar common law jurisdiction, we're most interested in the "right" person, but as a guide, you'll have around 2-4 years post qualification experience. You'll need solid founding in corporate and/or commercial law. In-house experience (or private practice with an in-house secondment) in a fast-paced environment is ideal. You'll need to be comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of projects with light supervision, taking the initiative to get involved in acquisition steps, and executing tasks independently. You have a pragmatic, business-first approach to risk. You'll need the ability to juggle competing deadlines, multi-task, and make firm decisions on legal queries in a fast-paced setting. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee BenefitsIf this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you, tell us what you care about, why Octopus feels right and most importantly, bring us the real you! Applying for jobs can be a bit scary so have a nose through some of our tips first ðP.Along the way, you'll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Drop us a message at [email protected] and we'd love to help! Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We're lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team. If you'd like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [email protected]. We're happy to help!