Legal Counsel - Commerical in Birmingham

OneAdvanced is looking for a capable, motivated Legal Counsel to join our dynamic Legal Commercial Team. In this key role, you’ll support the business in achieving its growth ambitions across the UK and Ireland, providing practical, commercially focused legal guidance that helps drive strategic decision making across both private and public sector customers. Reporting into our Senior Legal Counsel, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to negotiate contracts, manage legal risk, and ensure we continue to operate with high legal and ethical standards. This is a hybrid role, with ideally one day per week in our Birmingham Mailbox office.

What You Will Do

• Commercial Contracting: Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements for a leading SaaS provider, including MSAs, bespoke customer contracts, supplier and partner agreements, licensing terms, RFP responses, escrow agreements, call‑offs, and data processing agreements. This will include supporting contracts with public sector customers and framework‑based agreements where relevant.
• Deal Support: Partner with Sales and GTM teams to support negotiations and help close customer agreements.
• Privacy & Data Protection: Advise on privacy and data protection considerations, reviewing DPAs and escalating issues where required to our Privacy, AI & Cyber specialists.
• Strategic Business Support: Get involved in wider commercial and strategic initiatives across the business, from partner and supplier agreements to AI‑related legal considerations, potential M&A activity, and cross‑functional commercial projects.

What You Will Have

• Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with 3+ years PQE, ideally gained in‑house or in a reputable law firm.
• Strong background drafting, negotiating and advising on technology and SaaS commercial contracts.
• Experience with public sector contracts or frameworks is advantageous but not essential.
• Good understanding of UK GDPR and data protection obligations.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Commercial mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, collaborative and committed to delivering high‑quality outcomes.

What We Do For You

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy more) plus 1 paid volunteering day every year.
• Exceptional family leave, 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave.
• Robust sick pay of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support.
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical‑history exclusions.

Financial Benefits That Have Your Back

• Performance‑based rewards tailored to your role, from company‑wide bonuses to OTE and commission structures.
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if you ever need it.

Grow your career with us

• SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future‑manager training, and a huge online library.
• Access to external training and apprenticeships.

Making a Difference

• MatchIt! Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding.
• Pennies from Heaven donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger.

Plus plenty other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle on our RewardHub, including: ULEV car scheme with 1,000+ models, Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover.

At OneAdvanced, we are at the forefront of delivering sector‑focused technology solutions that simplify complexity, drive meaningful progress, and help build a fairer, more inclusive society. We’re much more than a software company. We deliver SaaS workflow applications and IT services that power organisations across Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing, Retail, and more. OneAdvanced is one of the UK’s largest business software and services companies. Based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), operating across the UK, Ireland, India, and Australia. Our secure, scalable platform, including OneAdvanced AI, our private AI service for UK organisations, powers connectivity and innovation across critical sectors. Alongside our software are our IT services, including hosting, managed services, and application modernisation. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that drives innovation and collaboration, championing diverse perspectives and ideas. Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is embedded in everything we do, guiding us to create meaningful impact for our people, our customers and the planet. Join us and become part of a team that’s powering the world of work and making a real difference.