Legal Counsel

Job Description
Location:
Harrow Business Centre, Pinner Road

We Care Group
We Care Group are a family owned company, founded on the tradition of healthcare excellence. We bring a combination of the highest quality health care services and experienced, compassionate and dedicated staff to all of our nursing and care homes.

We offer a warm, supportive and uplifting environment, where our residents are able to maintain their own individuality and feel at home. We take pride in being both small enough to care and large enough to be able to care. After all, we believe in 'caring for our loved ones, like they cared for us'.

Due to continued growth we are looking for an experienced
Legal Counsel
to join our Head Office in Harrow, London. This role is office based with home working available one day per week.

About The Role
Job Overview
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team in a legal role. This position is well-suited to someone with prior legal or contract experience who is eager to grow their career in a supportive environment. You will work alongside experienced colleagues to provide day-to-day legal support, particularly around contracts and general business matters, while building your skills and knowledge. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their legal career who wants hands-on experience in a broad and varied role.

Responsibilities And Duties Of The Job

• Providing practical legal support across areas such as contracts, corporate matters, and general business regulations.
• Reviewing, drafting, and maintaining commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, and third parties.
• Work closely with team members to help assess new business opportunities, partnerships, and projects.
• Collaborate with other departments to make sure contracts and legal advice align with the company's needs and policies.
• Stay informed about legal and industry developments relevant to the role, with support and guidance from senior colleagues.

Candidate Profile

• Law graduate or early-career legal professional (e.g. paralegal, trainee, NQ solicitor) with some experience in commercial or contract work.
• Previous exposure to the care industry is an advantage but not essential.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage day-to-day tasks and support on multiple projects.
• Keen to build strong working relationships and develop confidence in dealing with colleagues and external partners.
• Practical mindset with an interest in finding workable, business-friendly solutions.
• Good communication skills with the ability to explain information clearly and simply.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK if required.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Employer Contributory Pension of 3%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Events (such as Care Awards)
• Buddy System (£200)
• Employee of the Month (£100)

Skills Needed
About The Company
We treat all of our residents as individuals. We care about their unique needs as well as their likes and dislikes, hobbies and past times. We make sure every one of our residents is provided with a completely personalised care plan; giving them dignity, choice and independence in a home from home environment.

Our reputation is built on more than 15 years of experience in care and we work hard to make sure that all of our homes provide a safe, homely and happy setting for residents – we want our homes to be their homes. This also means that all of our 30 homes are completely unique, designed to meet the individual needs of our residents and make the most of the home environment and its surroundings.

Each home has a dedicated team delivering round-the-clock care to meet the varying and often complex needs of our residents. We continually invest in our homes and this, as well as our rigorous quality and safety standards, enables us to ensure our homes meet our exceptionally high standards and deliver the best support and care to residents.

Company Culture
As a family run business, we treat our people like they deserve to be treated; with dignity, compassion and respect. The principles of equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to creating a workplace community where everyone is treated fairly and which is representative of the people that we support.

We work hard to create a caring and welcoming environment for our residents based on our core values of privacy, independence, dignity and choice. We do the same for our people; nurturing their talents and celebrating their uniqueness to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where there are opportunities for everyone to grow and thrive.

We want our people to be themselves; bringing their best self to work so that they can provide the best care. That's why we have a dedicated training course in equality and inclusion for our teams and operate a fair and open recruitment process. We also offer competitive rates of pay, flexible working hours, free uniforms and a range of benefits.

And we want you to be part of our future, helping us to grow as a family and put our residents and team members at the heart of everything we do.

Required Criteria

• Have you got experience of providing practical legal support across areas such as contracts, corporate matters, and general business regulations?

Desired Criteria

• Have you got experience of health and social care?

Closing Date
Friday 14th November, 2025

Contract Type
fulltime

Salary
Up to £50,000.00 Yearly