Legal Counsel

Overview

In this role you support the Head of Legal in a fast-growing, investor-backed energy infrastructure business. You provide commercial and regulatory legal advice and help scale the in-house function, shaping policies and risk controls. You will draft and negotiate commercial contracts, support corporate transactions, and manage governance and data protection work. The position offers early exposure to senior stakeholders and a clear path to progression in a high-growth environment.

Pay / Benefits

• bonus
• hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal advice across commercial, corporate, regulatory and operational matters
• Draft, review and negotiate supplier/customer contracts, NDAs, SLAs and project documents; support commercial negotiations
• Assist on corporate transactions including acquisitions, restructurings and share deals; prepare board/transaction documentation
• Handle company secretarial duties: board packs, minutes, registers, Companies House filings
• Support compliance with Companies Act 2006, Ofgem, UK GDPR, Bribery Act, Equality Act, Money Laundering Regulations
• Assist Head of Legal/ DPO on UK GDPR matters, including DPIAs, data subject requests, breach response and privacy training
• Manage KYC/AML onboarding checks; triage complaints; liaise with external counsel as needed
• Line-manage and mentor a senior paralegal; provide day-to-day supervision and development
• Contribute to legal templates, playbooks and process improvements as the function matures

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with 3-8 years PQE
• In-house legal experience
• Experience in a regulated environment (utilities, financial services, energy) preferred
• Autonomy and ability to be the go-to person in the Head of Legal’s absence
• Some line management or mentoring experience is a plus; willing to take on responsibility

• commercial mindset
• stakeholder management
• autonomy
• drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
• corporate transactions and governance
• data protection and UK GDPR

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