Senior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

London Area, United Kingdom SSQ Full time

Our client, a leading professional services firm, seeks to recruit a lawyer to join their in-house legal team (due to business growth) to lead complex contractual and commercial deals, negotiating with listed clients in Commerce & Industry, Financial Services and / or Public Sector.


You will deliver business-focused solutions, acting as a strategic legal and deal advisor and partner directly with the business, to assess and understand how risks can be managed and mitigated, while advising on deal structure and strategy. Your role will involve:

  • Leading negotiations for multi-million pound cross-border complex technology based contracts for software implementation and application management services, including regularly facing off with client legal teams and their external counsel.
  • Advising the Business on potential pitfalls in design, build and run/operate proposals.
  • Primarily providing support during the sales cycle from supporting the engagement teams with their responses to tenders and bid response development to negotiating contracts for services.
  • Review and negotiation of engagement contracts across Consulting and MSAs/framework agreements including direct discussion with clients and their legal advisors.
  • Working closely with the business to discuss and develop commercial offerings as they move to a more innovative way of pricing their services.


Must haves

Qualified lawyer with experience, advising on technology & SaaS agreements.


Our client is a trusted name in the market, who offers long term career progression and high calibre work. For more information please apply or contact miles.gillhespy@ssq.com

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office. The CompanyThe company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector. The software solutions support trading, settlement,...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office. The CompanyThe company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector. The software solutions support trading, settlement,...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

    Role: Senior Legal CounselClient: Top tier re/insurerContract: PermanentSalary: £130,000- £157,000 per annum Office: London, hybrid workingKey Requirement: Proven Lloyd’s market experienceWe have partnered with a top tier re/ insurer, as they are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their firm. If you would like to be part of a...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

    Role: Senior Legal CounselClient: Top tier re/insurerContract: PermanentSalary: £130,000- £157,000 per annum Office: London, hybrid workingKey Requirement: Proven Lloyd’s market experienceWe have partnered with a top tier re/ insurer, as they are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their firm. If you would like to be part of a...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    1 day ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Montresor Legal Full time

    Location: EMEA (Remote options available)Contract Duration: 12 months, with view to become permanent. A leading financial institution client of ours is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support their growing Equities Structured Notes business, building on the success of their credit team. This contract role is expected to transition into a permanent position...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Astral Legal Full time

    Senior Legal Counsel (JOB-122024-265574) London, England Global Insurance Company - London - Hybrid working - Senior Legal Counsel Astral Legal have partnered with a Global Insurer as they are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel for their team. The ideal Senior Legal Counsel will be 4-8 years PQE with a solid background working within the Insurance...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Astral Legal Full time

    Senior Legal Counsel (JOB-122024-265574) London, England Global Insurance Company - London - Hybrid working - Senior Legal CounselCheck you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.Astral Legal have partnered with a Global Insurer as they are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel for their...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Astral Legal Full time

    Senior Legal Counsel (JOB-122024-265574) London, EnglandGlobal Insurance Company - London - Hybrid working - Senior Legal CounselAstral Legal have partnered with a Global Insurer as they are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel for their team.The ideal Senior Legal Counsel will be 4-8 years PQE with a solid background working within the Insurance space.The...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Job Description Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office.The CompanyThe company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector.The software solutions support...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office. The Company The company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector. The software solutions support trading,...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office. The CompanyThe company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector. The software solutions support trading, settlement,...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Beacon Legal Full time

    Beacon Legal is exclusively partnering with a global FinTech business in the wealth management sector in hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for their London office. The CompanyThe company is a global provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, particularly the wealth management sector. The software solutions support trading, settlement,...

  • Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom J Matthews Legal Full time

    Do you want to work for a hugely exciting global digital marketing agency?Legal Counsel/Senior Legal CounselClientYou will be joining a cutting edge and hugely innovative global brand which is experiencing phenomenal international growth.RoleYou will undertake a richly diverse and extremely varied role, working on a wide range of both commercial and...

  • Legal/Senior Counsel

    1 day ago

    London Area, United Kingdom SD Legal Full time

    Closing Date: 28th March 2025Location: LondonA highly attractive investment firm with offices across the US, Europe and Asia.You will be joining an established global team with oversight across EMEA and other regions.Job DescriptionKey focus will support the EMEA team with on-going transactions, offering legal and commercial guidance as well as project...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    7 days ago

    London Area, United Kingdom SRG Full time

    Job Title: Senior Legal CounselLocation: White City, LondonContract: 5 Months – Hybrid 2 days per week in the office Rates: £700 per dayJob DescriptionSRG are looking for a senior legal counsel for a leading pharmaceutical company based in London. You will be acting senior counsel to the in-house business needs, advising senior business stakeholders on...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

    Role: Senior Legal CounselClient: Top tier re/insurerContract: PermanentSalary: £130,000- £157,000 per annum Office: London, hybrid workingKey Requirement: Proven Lloyd’s market experienceWe have partnered with a top tier re/ insurer, as they are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their firm. If you would like to be part of a...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time €130,000 - €157,000

    Role: Senior Legal Counsel Client: Top tier re/insurer Contract: Permanent Salary: £130,000- £157,000 per annum Office: London, hybrid working Key Requirement: Proven Lloyd’s market experience We have partnered with a top tier re/ insurer, as they are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their firm. If you would like...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

    Role: Senior Legal CounselClient: Top tier re/insurerContract: PermanentSalary: £130,000- £157,000 per annum Office: London, hybrid workingKey Requirement: Proven Lloyd’s market experienceWe have partnered with a top tier re/ insurer, as they are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their firm. If you would like to be part of a...

  • Legal Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    Greater London, United Kingdom Montresor Legal Full time

    Legal Counsel – Interim (Global Expansion Focus)Location: LondonContract: Fixed-Term Cover (Start ASAP)OverviewA leading multi-manager investment firm is seeking a highly capable and proactive Legal Counsel to cover a maternity leave role. This is a unique opportunity to step into a pivotal position within a fast-paced and dynamic environment, working...

  • Legal Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom G2 Legal Full time

    I am looking to speak to In-House Non-Contentious Construction Solicitors who are looking to work for a progressive company based in London. Salary is up to £100,000 and hybrid working is on offer.The position will give you the chance to: -Be a part of a highly regarded organisation dealing with a variety of supplier and customer contractsWork autonomously...