Legal Counsel

Overview

In this role you will provide commercially focused legal support to MUFG Corporate Markets across the UK and EMEA. You will partner with business leaders and cross-border teams to translate legal risk into practical, workable outcomes and help drive client delivery and growth. You will handle a mix of commercial contracts, regulatory and governance issues, with exposure to capital markets and corporate services. The role offers global collaboration, opportunities to deepen legal operations knowledge, and a path across MUFG Pension & Market Services. You will operate in a hybrid London office, coordinating across jurisdictions to enable efficient, business-facing legal support.

Pay / Benefits

• 26 days annual leave, wellbeing day, volunteer day
• Parental leave and Gender Transition leave
• health, wellbeing and lifestyle discounts and schemes
• Company Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning & Development via LinkedIn Learning

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts with corporates and vendors, leading negotiations independently
• Advise business leaders on legal risks with clear, commercially viable recommendations
• Provide practical legal advice on disputes and operational issues as they arise
• Support share registration and employee share plan administration, including FCA considerations
• Collaborate with commercial, operational, risk and compliance teams to balance risk with growth
• Coordinate cross-border matters, including local-law advice and external counsel across jurisdictions
• Take ownership of matters, set priorities, progress work autonomously and escalate risks as needed
• Build relationships across the business and deliver training where required
• Develop and improve legal processes, templates and leverage technology to drive efficiency
• Contribute to improvements in how legal support is delivered within Corporate Markets

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with 4+ years PQE in private practice, in-house or both
• Strong corporate and commercial contract drafting and negotiation experience
• Knowledge of UK and EU data protection laws
• Experience providing practical advice on disputes or operational legal issues
• Interest in legal operations, knowledge management and legal technology
• Commercial, pragmatic mindset with ability to identify key issues and propose clear positions
• Confident in interacting with clients, external lawyers and senior stakeholders; collaborative yet independent
• Ability to manage multiple matters with competing deadlines in a calm, accurate manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication and adaptability across audiences
• Sound judgement on whether to resolve issues autonomously or escalate for external input

• collaborative
• client-focused
• clear communicator
• contract drafting and negotiation
• data protection/compliance knowledge
• legal operations and technology

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