Legal Counsel - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - HIA Legal

    HIA Legal
    HIA Legal City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    1 month ago

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    • In house legal counsel req. for global professional services firm - London office
    • Excellent salary and bonus and benefits
    • Broad commercial work, both domestic and multi-jurisdictional

    Our client is looking for a talented Junior Lawyer (2-4 PQE) to join their London Office which is responsible for legal matters across the UK and Europe. This role provides the opportunity to undertake a varied commercial in-house role with responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions. The legal team is expanding but still at a size where you get recognised for your contribution ( 9+ lawyers) and our client has an immaculate market reputation both in terms of work culture and high standard of work.

    ABOUT OUR CLIENT

    We have worked with our client for 6+ years and receive consistently positive feedback from lawyers we have placed at the firm. They are a global business with an ever expanding presence and where many professional services firms have been shedding staff, our client has made zero redundancies and has a track record as a lean organisiation, only hiring when required and at capacity which should give comfort in terms if career stability.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to provide expert legal guidance on a wide array of issues spanning contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and more.
    • Draft, review, and negotiate a diverse range of contracts and agreements, ensuring alignment with the firm's objectives and mitigating potential risks.
    • Advise client-facing teams on the drafting and negotiation of engagement letters, confidentiality and ancillary engagement related agreements
    • Assist the HR department with employment matters
    • Manage litigation
    • Conduct thorough legal research and analysis to inform strategic decision-making and facilitate innovative solutions to complex legal challenges.
    • Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, offering insights and recommendations on legal matters with far-reaching implications.
    • Cultivate and maintain relationships with external legal counsel and regulatory bodies, representing the firm's interests with integrity and professionalism.

    SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION

    • 2-4+ PQE and experience of working in house.
    • Qualified to practice law in England & Wales.
    • An understanding of the complex legal challenges inherent to professional services firms is desirable but not essential.
    • Fluency in spoken and written business English is essential.
    • Languages would be a nice to have but not a pre-requisite ( German, Italian, French, or Spanish)
    • Trained at a well recognised law firm and prior in-house experience are require for this role

    OUR FEEDBACK

    This is one of my favourite clients as we always receive consistently good feedback from lawyers we place at the firm - the recruitment process is relatively quick and our firm is sole recruitment agen. If you you are looking for a role with career development and long term job security, working on a very broad range of multi-jurisdictional commercial matters then this could be a hitting a home run. For further information please email myself or call All applications are treated in strictest confidence.

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