Position: Legal Counsel (NQ – 4 years’ experience)
Location: Cambridgeshire | Hybrid (3 days office based)
Role Type: Full-Time, Permanent
We are delighted to be exclusively partnering with an innovative, international technology business to recruit a Legal Counsel into its growing in-house legal team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional looking to join a collaborative legal function supporting a global business at the forefront of innovation and advanced technology. We’re keen to hear from both qualified Solicitors and candidates currently undertaking the SQE, who have gained in-house legal experience. The role offers genuine long term career progression with a clear path for growth.
The role offers genuine breadth, working alongside stakeholders across various departments, providing practical legal support on a wide variety of commercial agreements and business projects. Experience of handling intellectual property, technology licensing or innovation-focused businesses would be advantageous, but not essential.
The Opportunity
You’ll play a key role in supporting the business on a broad range of commercial agreements, while partnering closely with stakeholders across multiple business functions.
Your work will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements such as:
- Commercial supply agreements
- Supplier agreements
- Procurement agreements
- Terms & Conditions
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Software and technology agreements
- Licensing agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Research & Development (R&D) agreements
- Technology transfer agreements
- Commercial services agreements
Alongside commercial contracting, you’ll have the opportunity to become involved in wider business initiatives including procurement projects, compliance, legal process improvement, AI-enabled legal technology and supporting innovative technology programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts and legal documentation.
- Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across the business.
- Support commercial negotiations with customers, suppliers and strategic partners.
- Advise on procurement, supplier and commercial contracting matters.
- Assist with technology, software, licensing and innovation-related agreements.
- Support the business on legal risk management and contract governance.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and provide practical guidance where required.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks and legal resources to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Work closely with Procurement, Commercial, Finance, Operations, HR and R&D teams to support business objectives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including the use of AI and legal technology within the legal function.
About You
We’re interested in hearing from candidates who have:
- UK Qualified Solicitors or candidates currently undertaking or qualifying via the SQE
- Excellent in-house experience supporting commercial contracts.
- Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The confidence to manage matters independently while working collaboratively within a wider legal team.
- A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
What’s on Offer?
- Base salary between £60,000 – £70,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- Excellent benefits package
- Hybrid working (3 days in the office) in Cambridgeshire (commutable from surrounding counties such as Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Essex)
- Exposure to a wide variety of commercial and technology related legal work
- Opportunity to work closely with an experienced in-house legal team
- Genuine long term career progression with a clear path for growth, within an innovative, international organisation
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