Legal Counsel, Group M&A and UK Commercial

Legal Counsel, Group M&A and UK Commercial

Strengthen the Richemont Group Legal team by providing legal advice and assistance in relation to the Group’s M&A projects and on its UK commercial matters, focusing on promoting legal and operational excellence and – as part of the \’One Legal Team\’ within Richemont Group Corporate Affairs – fostering seamless collaboration with other Group Legal teams plus internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in supporting the Richemont Group’s M&A strategy by advising on and managing legal aspects of transactions throughout their life-cycle from inception to post-merger integration. Work closely with Group M&A and the Group M&A Director’s team on transactional work, including managing external counsel, drafting and negotiating, and providing risk-based legal advice on strategic projects.
• Apply the M&A skillset to commercial legal matters for Richemont’s UK business across a wide range of topics, broadening the business perspective.
• Bring confidence and creativity to the role, working independently within a team-oriented environment.
• Provide timely and results-oriented legal advice and support on a wide variety of matters across both M&A and commercial lines of business to the relevant Richemont stakeholders in the UK and globally.
• Respond to ad‑hoc queries, identifying, analysing and evaluating risks to provide appropriate legal solutions, including regulatory compliance.
• Draft, review, negotiate and comment on a wide variety of corporate, transactional and commercial documents, including those specific to M&A projects.
• Support the monitoring and management of compliance risks relating to legal, sustainability, regulatory matters, prepare and adhere to Group policies and procedures, and contribute to Group Legal’s knowledge management.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across Richemont Functions, Regions and Maison business teams, and liaise with and manage external counsel.
• Draft, review and contribute to Group Legal memos, guidelines, business rules, processes in close collaboration with Group Maisons, Functions and/or Regions and the central Group Legal Team.
• Participate in and, where appropriate, project‑manage legal operations projects aligned with the agenda set by the Group General Counsel, the Chief Counsel, Richemont and Regions and the Legal Leadership Team.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of and adherence to Richemont Group values, focusing on the “How” things are done.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years post‑qualification experience providing M&A and/or corporate legal advice on a wide variety of transactional matters in a multinational environment, including experience at an international law firm and ideally in‑house experience (including secondments).
• Qualified lawyer with excellent academic credentials.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, negotiating and project‑managing M&A and corporate work, with general commercial experience and business acumen, particularly in commercial real estate and distribution. Experience in the luxury industry is highly valued.
• Solid grasp of legal principles, including foreign law, and the ability to adapt quickly to different tasks and areas of law.
• Key personal strengths: initiative, proactivity, responsiveness, maturity, gravitas, strong stakeholder management, highest work standards, outstanding oral and written communication, adaptability, strong analytical skills, focus on detail and structure, and collaborative teamwork.
• Ability to seek professional development opportunities confidently and respectfully.
• Native or fluent English; French and/or Italian language skills are a plus.
• Digitally savvy with routine use of AI and strong prompting, command of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and shared work and project‑management environments (SharePoint, Monday.com, other tools).

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industry

Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry

London, England, United Kingdom