Legal Counsel, commercial contracts

Job Description
London, or Bristol – Hybrid
In this position, you'll be based in the London or Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at

We offer you a world of potential
Computershare's legal team provides a full service to all our businesses in the region. Our lawyers must be dynamic, driven and always keen to do something new in order to respond to the fast-paced global space in which we work and effective in the volume and variety of support we give. We recruit hard working and technically excellent lawyers who are robust, rise to a challenge and strive to deliver excellent service. Our people like being part of and contributing to a fun, supportive and down to earth team.

A role you will love
This role is to provide legal support with a focus on drafting and negotiation of complex client contracts. This will support our market leading Employee Share Plans business, the largest provider of share plan administration services in Europe, helping it to deliver success and growth in a global setting.

Key Responsibilities

• In this role you will be responsible for planning, drafting, negotiating and execution of client agreements, minimising risks and maximising legal rights.
• This will include delivering expert proactive, efficient, and robust legal advice to a range of stakeholders in a timely manner to ensure all project deadlines are met in a seamless and efficient way.
• Proactively evaluate processes and procedures, identifying risks and non-compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Continue to keep abreast of trends and developments.
• Work closely with the share plans legal team.

What will you bring to the role?
To be successful within this role you will be a UK qualified solicitor with extensive experience of commercial contract drafting, negotiation and execution.

Key Attributes

• Deep familiarity with general English legal principles and procedures.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
• Experience in drafting and negotiation.
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively, adapting style to suit audience.
• Well organised and able to prioritise and manage competing workload demands.
• Confident and assertive while remaining approachable.
• Adaptable and able to take on variety of tasks.
• Able to drive things forward both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable with high levels of autonomy.
• Experienced in detailed legal analysis and delivery of advice in the context of broader commercial strategy.

Rewards designed for you
Flexible work
to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle

Health and wellbeing
rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family

Invest in our business
by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards
ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future

And more.
Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit

About Us
A company to be proud of
We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture
We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit for further information.

About The Team
Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.