Legal Counsel in Greater London

Job description

We are recruiting for a talented legal professional to join our in-house legal team in London – Victoria on a permanent basis.

About the role

You will form part of a small, collegiate team of in-house legal professionals. You will provide legal advice and support to all areas of the business for the full cradle-to-grave lifecycle of rolling stock asset management. This role will give you the opportunity to gain experience across a broad spectrum of practice areas.

What will you be doing?

• Providing practical and timely legal advice in connection with the procurement, leasing, maintenance, operation, refurbishment, insurance, and disposal of rolling stock.
• Structuring, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Working within multidisciplinary project teams on diversification, acquisition and growth opportunities across the business.
• Identifying, understanding and mitigating both legal and commercial risk.

What do we need from you?

• 3-5 years post-qualification experience.
• A background in asset leasing / finance.
• Experience in commercial contracts would be beneficial.

Why choose us?

As an employer we ask that all our employees follow and showcase five simple values; that we are:

• People People
• Future Forward
• Always Accountable
• Together Better
• Problem Solvers

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset at Angel Trains We have been accredited with Investors in People & Wellbeing Platinum Awards and we’ve tailored our competitive benefits offering to include:

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working.
• Generous holiday allowance and employer pension contributions.
• A discretionary annual corporate bonus scheme.
• Additional benefits funding package.
• Season ticket loans, salary sacrifice cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes.
• Enhanced Family leave and Flexible Working policies.

Your physical and mental wellbeing matters to us and to support you during your career we also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, and a dedicated team of volunteer Mental Health First Aiders.

It’s a great place to work with modern offices in London and Derby, engaged colleagues, and external recognition as a “World Class Workplace”. Many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to discuss about how this could work for you.

Who are we?

We are Rail People. Since our founding in 1994, we have been instrumental in modernising and improving UK rail to meet the needs of today’s passengers; investing more than £1.5bn over the last decade in procuring new rolling stock and refurbishing existing fleets.

Our culture of innovation, collaboration and commitment to excellence ensures we are valued by our customers, and makes us the people that the rail industry most wants to work with.

Angel Trains - Rail People, Real Expertise.

Please note:

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact chris.hurford@angeltrains.co.uk. If you would like to review the full job description, please also contact Chris.

We are not currently looking for external agency support at this time.

Deadline for submission is 01/09/2025, however we reserve the right to close the advert before that date is reached.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

11-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English