Legal Counsel (9 month FTC)

Job description

If you are seeking to join a fun, friendly and a highly collaborative legal team and a broad but commercially focused in-house role, then this role could be for you!

This is a 9 month Fixed Term Contract to cover up-coming maternity leave in the team.

If you are seeking a transition to an in-house environment or wish to continue your in-house career and are open to Fixed Term employment, this could be an excellent opportunity to utilise existing commercial experience and develop further!

The Team & Business:

Our client is a thriving hospitality brands business with multiple well known brands under their name. They have an influential and collaborative legal team of 4 and are instrumental in aiding the business success. You will report into the senior counsel of the business and work with a range of stakeholders including sales, marketing, technology teams). The team is lean but highly efficient and deliver legal and commercial solutions to all business units.

The role and key accountabilities:

• Your main focus will be to support the businesses with commercial contracts (including in particular drafting and negotiating client contracts) and working with sales teams across the business.
• Providing general support to the business on a wide range of legal matters.
• Assisting the AI, Tech and Privacy lead as needed.
• Helping to monitor and manage legal inboxes. At times it can be high traffic and organisational support will be required.
• Horizon scanning and ad hoc legal research, including contract law and related regulations and new European legislation relevant to our businesses.
• Provide support to the senior counsel and other stakeholders

Knowledge and skills required:

• Qualified lawyer (1 to 3 years’ PQE in UK or other jurisdiction)
• Excellent knowledge and expertise in English commercial/contracts law with qualifications in England and Wales or equivalent commonwealth jurisdiction
• Organised with a structured way of working and considerable attention to detail, especially under time pressure.
• Ambitious and willing to take ownership over projects and matters, and work independently with little or no supervision from time to time.
• Good time-management and ability to prioritise and get the job done.
• Being a “problem solver” or "solutions focused" with a goal-oriented way of working.
• Strong expertise in office management systems (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), use of file sharing/cloud-based applications (e.g. SharePoint).
• Confidence in advising a variety of stakeholders and negotiating with external clients.
• A collaborative individual with a proactive style of working.
• Willingness to support with different areas of law / new jurisdictions as the business’s needs change.
• Ability to forge and develop strong relationships within the team and across the business.
• Must align with team values: To be trusted, authentic & entrepreneurial

Location: London or Reading (flexible/hybrid working)

Start date: February 2026 (likely mid to late Feb)

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 dependent on PQE and relevant experience

Duration of contract: 9 month Fixed Term Contract (may extend to 12 months)

Full time OR Part time: Our client is very open to both with full time being a preference.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-02-2026

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