Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Chiswick Greater London, United Kingdom EJ Legal Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Legal Counsel to join a fast-growing, privately owned company based in Chiswick, West London. This is a rare chance to be the first in-house legal hire, reporting into the board and playing a pivotal role in shaping the legal function from the ground up.
The business has recently completed two acquisitions and is on a strong upward growth trajectory. The hybrid working policy is 4:1 and the work/life balance is excellent.

As Sole Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for building robust legal frameworks and establishing best legal practice across the business. Centralising and standardising the contract review and approval process across the organisation.
Managing relationships with external counsel
Ensuring GDPR and global privacy compliance, working closely with internal stakeholders.
Advising on other legal matters such as employment and real estate

The successful Sole Counsel will be a commercially astute and self-sufficient lawyer with 7 years plus of post-qualified experience. Experience across commercial contracts, data protection, and general corporate matters is essential. You’ll be confident operating as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, comfortable making decisions independently, and will bring both a commercial outlook and a keen eye for legal risks.

Full autonomy to shape the legal function
A supportive and people-focused working culture
This role would really suit a driven Senior Legal Counsel who would relish the opportunity to build a legal function in a happy, positive working environment. As part of EJ Legal’s candidate registration and care process all successful applications are responded to within 14 working days.

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