1,420 Commercial Law jobs in the United Kingdom

• Provide expert legal advice on corporate governance, commercial transactions, intellectual property, data protection, and employment law.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier contracts, service agreements, partnership agreements, and licensing agreements.
• Manage and oversee company secretarial duties, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct legal research and analysis on various legal issues, providing clear and concise recommendations.
• Assist in the development and implementation of legal policies and procedures to ensure best practices and risk mitigation.
• Support dispute resolution efforts and manage litigation matters when necessary, working with external counsel.
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate restructuring activities.
• Stay abreast of changes in relevant laws and regulations, and proactively update internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and training of legal knowledge within the wider organisation.
• Foster strong working relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels and external legal service providers.

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 7 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, with a strong understanding of contract law, company law, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience gained in-house or within a reputable law firm advising commercial clients.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and meet tight deadlines in a remote setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal professionals.
• Proficiency in legal research tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• A proactive, pragmatic, and business-oriented mindset.

Head of Commercial Law

We’re recruiting on behalf of a respected local authority-owned legal practice for an experienced lawyer to lead their Commercial team. This is a senior position that combines leadership, client relationship management, and strategic direction.

The Commercial team currently includes Principal and Senior Lawyers, Paralegals, and Trainees, with plans to expand further. You won’t hold your own caseload, allowing you to focus on people, performance, and developing strong, lasting relationships with clients across the public sector.

You’ll be part of the senior leadership team, helping shape the future of a growing and collaborative legal service that’s committed to providing high-quality, pragmatic advice across contracts, procurement, and commercial matters.

What you’ll bring

• Substantial experience in commercial, contracts, or procurement law
• A background in managing and motivating professional legal teams
• A strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to client service
• Strong understanding of local government law and public sector governance

Why join

• Salary of £75,747 – £87,022
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Family-friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Generous annual leave

If you’re a senior commercial lawyer ready to take on a broader leadership remit, we’d love to hear from you.

Senior Solicitor – Head of Commercial Law (UK) | London | Full Time, Permanent | Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | £70,000 – £90,000 DOE + Bonus + Equity Options

Our client provides high-quality legal consultancy, built on strategic thinking, creative solutions, and proven results. With international experience and strong expertise in commercial law, they advise on corporate &.

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Head of Commercial Law

We’re recruiting on behalf of a respected local authority-owned legal practice for an experienced lawyer to lead their Commercial team. This is a senior position that combines leadership, client relationship management, and strategic direction.

The Commercial team currently includes Principal and Senior Lawyers, Paralegals, and Trainees, with plans to expand further. You won’t hold your own caseload, allowing you to focus on people, performance, and developing strong, lasting relationships with clients across the public sector.

You’ll be part of the senior leadership team, helping shape the future of a growing and collaborative legal service that’s committed to providing high-quality, pragmatic advice across contracts, procurement, and commercial matters.

What you’ll bring

• Substantial experience in commercial, contracts, or procurement law
• A background in managing and motivating professional legal teams
• A strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to client service
• Strong understanding of local government law and public sector governance

Why join

• Salary of £75,747 – £87,022
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Family-friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Generous annual leave

If you’re a senior commercial lawyer ready to take on a broader leadership remit, we’d love to hear from you.

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial agreements, including service agreements, supply contracts, and partnership agreements.
• Providing legal advice on corporate governance, company law, and compliance matters.
• Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.
• Managing and resolving legal disputes and litigation, including liaising with external counsel.
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Developing and implementing legal policies and procedures to mitigate risk.
• Providing legal support to various business functions, including sales, marketing, and operations.
• Conducting legal research and analysis on a wide range of legal issues.
• Advising on intellectual property matters, data protection, and employment law.
• Staying up-to-date with legal developments and their impact on the business.
• Collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders at all levels.
• Managing external legal advisors and ensuring cost-effective use of external legal services.

Legal Counsel

Location: City of London (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

Hours: Full-time

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Start Date: ASAP

Is this the role for you?

Our client, a market-leading talent consultancy group, is looking for a commercially aware Legal Counsel (0–2 PQE) to support their in-house legal function. This is a hands-on role working across multiple recruitment brands, offering broad exposure, responsibility and excellent development in a fast-paced, people-focused environment.

What you will do:

• Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts (client terms, supplier agreements, NDAs, MSAs)


• Support Bids & Contracts Team during tenders and negotiations


• Advise on recruitment, employment and compliance matters (IR35, AWR, Conduct Regs)


• Provide legal support to General Counsel and wider business functions


• Help develop contract templates, processes and risk management


• Prioritise legal tasks in a fast-moving environment

What you’ll bring:

• UK Qualified Solicitor (0–2 PQE) with commercial / employment law experience


• Understanding of recruitment sector legislation (IR35, AWR, worker models)


• Strong contract review and negotiation skills


• Excellent communication, organisation and attention to detail


• Proactive, collaborative and able to work under pressure

Why join?

• Hybrid working (2 days office)


• Bonus + private healthcare + great benefits


• Fun, supportive culture with regular events and rewards


• Christmas close without using annual leave


• Wellness, DEI and engagement initiatives


• Real scope to grow your in-house legal career

Apply now to join a high-performing, people-first organisation in a pivotal Legal Counsel role.

Leading offshore law firm are looking to hire an in-house legal counsel to join their specialist in-house legal team that supports the firm world-wide- this role is based in Jersey, however UK based lawyers seeking a remote/ hybrid role are also invited to apply. 

Role Profile: 

Working closely with the General Counsel, you will advise on a range of interesting and diverse legal workload covering a number of international locations. Responsibilities include::

Risk 

• Maintain best practice in legal, reputational and operational risk management.


• Identify, analyse and propose mitigation for legal, reputational and operational risks arising from client mandates.


• Support the ongoing development of a strong compliance culture.


• Assist client facing teams in maintaining confidentiality and legal privilege where appropriate

Contractual

• Maintaining our existing global terms of business, supplementary product terms, jurisdiction terms and data processing terms, register of "special terms" clients and the global terms of business manual.


• Review commercial contracts (e.g. NDAs, supplier contracts and licence agreements) from a legal risk perspective and assist directors and senior management to negotiate such contracts when required.


• Draft and maintain various intra-group agreements including outsourcing agreements, service agreements, management charge letters and outsourcing agreements.


• Assist with a project to automate our engagement letters and additional documents across all locations to ensure global consistency and best practice.


• Assist with advising directors and senior management to negotiate bespoke client terms of business when required.

Regulatory

• Assist with advising on outsourcing issues.


• Assist with advising on obligations arising under applicable codes of practice and other codes and guidance notes published by regulators.


• Assist on regulatory licence applications, and the process for ending existing registrations.


• Maintain legal and regulatory small print bank.


• Advise on the legal and regulatory issues regarding overseas working.


• Advise on automatic exchange of information laws and regulations including FATCA, CRS DAC6 and MDR.


• In conjunction with colleagues in our Risk & Compliance team, assist on advising on AML issues including eligible introducer letters and the legal aspects of ABC, SOW/SOF and other CDD related issues.

Compliance

• Prepare papers for local boards and senior management on relevant legal and regulatory issues.


•  Attend quarterly board meetings, if required.


• Assist in managing senior executive and key stake holder relationships across our locations, if required.


• Provide legal input on policies, procedures and guidance notes.

Internal Projects

• Assist with preparing the legal section of ILA/SOGA forms. Other colleagues will deal with all governance aspects associated with internal licensing.


• Assist with advising on new products, entries into new jurisdictions, office moves, acquisitions and disposals, if required.


• Assist with a project to review, create and update the corporate and trust precedents used by client facing teams in all locations.


• Maintain & develop the existing knowhow platform used by the in-house legal team.


• Advise/assist on a wide range of issues, from data protection, sanctions and conflicts of interest and related mitigation measures.


• Assist client facing teams with responses to client supplier queries in areas such as modern slavery and insurance.


• Assist client facing teams in all our locations with ad hoc legal queries on company law, trust law and contractual and other matters.

Candidate Requirements:

• Commercial lawyer with circa 1-4 years PQE and ideally with experience of corporate/ funds law. 


• Candidates from practice and in-house are invited to apply (particularly if gained within a regulated environment). 

On Offer:

Competitive salary and benefits - The firm also offer a progressive flexible working approach. 

To Apply:

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Great new role for a Solicitor to join a major brand in the West Midlands region.

This is a hugely varied role and you will have the opportunity to work widely across a fast growth powerhouse.

As part of an established and brilliantly friendly legal team, responsibilities will include;

• Drafting, negotiating and advising on a variety of commercial agreements.

• Providing legal advice on a range of issues, including but not limited to the cost-effective resolution of contentious matters.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and business partners.

• Identifying legal risks and communicating these to the Executive for risk acceptance in accordance with established procedures.

• Advising on operational and related issues and providing pragmatic advice on ongoing ad-hoc queries.

• Assisting in the management of other areas including disputes, employment, approving marketing materials, IP and IT

Background required

A qualified solicitor with 2+years post-qualification experience, ideally with;

• Commercial contracts experience, ideally in- house;
• Strong commercial acumen and pragmatism;
• A solution focused approach;
• A highly pro-active attitude
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, take initiative and produce work to tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail;
• Strong relationship building skills ad someone who loves to work in great teams.

Hybrid working pattern 2 days office per week required.

We are also open to part-time 3/4 days.