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In-House Counsel

One of our renowned global law firm clients is recruiting a Part-time In-House Counsel to join their London office on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract.

• Generous Salary
• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Part-Time (flexible: 2 or 3 days a week)
• Hybrid working (3 office days in the office per month)

We’re seeking England & Wales qualified individuals to provide expert legal guidance on corporate matters, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance. This opportunity is ideal for a highly skilled legal professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

In-House Counsel Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts on behalf of the firm
• Work closely with the firm’s Knowledge, Management and Operations teams to review, design and maintain appropriate company precedents, practice notes, policies, and procedures
• Provide timely advice on a variety of legal and compliance topics that relate to the firm and its business services
• Communicate with third-party bodies such as external counsel and the firm’s insurers, including coordinating the annual PII and bulk practising certificate renewal applications
• Conduct legal research and analysis, keeping up to date with changes to laws, rules, and regulations that directly affect the firm
• Support the firm’s conflicts and compliance team in relation to client onboarding procedures and file reviews

In-House Counsel Skills & Requirements:

• England & Wales qualified (5+ PQE)
• Prior experience working in law firm compliance or an in-house legal position
• Proven working knowledge of contract, competition and data protection law and litigation procedure
• Strong legal drafting skills and written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify, assess, and manage legal, regulatory and compliance risks affecting the business

• Production, talent, crew and performance contracts, casting memos and celebrity contracts
• NDAs and MSA tracking
• Rights licensing, management and monetisation

Excellent opportunity - Legal Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs - hybrid - so you can be based anywhere in the UK.

We are partnering with a global market leader operating in a fast-evolving, highly regulated sector who are looking to appoint a Legal Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs. This is a rare opportunity for a senior legal professional to shape and lead the company’s global regulatory and competition law strategy at a pivotal stage of international growth.

This high-impact, in-house role requires a seasoned, qualified lawyer with significant expertise in complex, cross-border regulatory frameworks, and strong competition law background. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of advising executive teams and boards on high stakes matters and influencing at the highest levels.

Key to success will be the ability to:

• Develop and implement long-term regulatory and competition strategies

• Lead strategic engagements with global regulators and stakeholders

• Provide clear, commercially attuned guidance in an evolving legal landscape

• Partner cross-functionally across legal, compliance, policy, and comms

• Build and lead high-performing teams with clarity, vision, and authority

This is a leadership role that demands sharp legal acumen, exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, forward-thinking mindset. If you are motivated by complexity, influence, and the chance to play a strategic role in a dynamic, multi-jurisdictional business, we’d love to speak with you.

The role is hybrid and you can come into the office once or twice a month so you can be based across the UK.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch with Charlotte - or on 07968 955284.

Legal Advisor - Must be Scottish Qualified

ESP operates as an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) and Independent Gas Transporter (IGT) in a highly competitive sector. We own and operate over 900,000 electricity and water assets providing “last mile” connectivity to residential and commercial premises.

Our business model is to adopt networks constructed by our accredited partners and to operate and manage these networks safely and efficiently. These arrangements are subject to contractual and legal arrangements which must be robust and well managed to ensure best outcomes for ESP.

Role Purpose

• Managing and negotiating land rights transactions from instruction to completion.
• Supervising junior members of the legal team.
• Identifying risk in relation to legal matters and developing and implementing appropriate mitigations.
• Assisting with the resolution of complex legal matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage utilities leases, transfers and wayleaves, from instruction to completion.
• Provide ad-hoc legal advice and support to ESP colleagues relating to legal matters.
• Provide instructions to external counsel on land rights projects.
• Develop and draft bespoke contracts terms for land rights where appropriate to reflect the needs of ESP.
• Be involved in the negotiation of the legal framework supporting major and minor Gas/Electricity/Water/Heat schemes which are nationally significant.
• Supervise Paralegals and Legal Assistants on land rights transactions, helping them assess the risk of proposed amendments to ESP deeds/leases; and
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to provide updates and guidance on the status of legal matters.

Person Specification

• Experience managing and negotiating leasehold and freehold purchase and sales.
• Experience dealing with easements, deeds of covenants, licences to alter.
• Experience dealing with the legalities of large scale residential and/or commercial developments.
• Commercial contract negotiation experience (desirable).
• Experience within the energy and/or utility sector (desirable).
• Experience supervising or managing junior members of staff (desirable).
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external parties. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strongly analytical, with well-developed problem solving skills and proficient with MS Office.
• A good organiser with a natural ability to plan and organise to achieve objectives and targets.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (or working towards), or Qualified Solicitor.
• Must be Scottish qualified

Benefits include:

• Holidays: 26 days, going up to 27 after 3 years and up to 28 after 5 years of employment. The company gives you the opportunity to buy/sell up to 3 days per year.
• Bonus
• Enhance Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life insurance
• Company training programmes to help you develop.
• Employee Rewards Portal: access to exclusive discounts and flexible benefits such as Cycle to Work and EV car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and paid time off when receiving fertility treatment.
• Volunteering day: one day a year fully paid.

Hello, we're Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. 

We're now looking for an additional Legal Counsel in the Starling Group’s growing Corporate Legal team. The Corporate Legal team provides support across a wide range of areas including corporate structuring, corporate finance, M&A, other strategic projects, employee share/incentive schemes, other shareholder matters, prudential regulation and intra-group arrangements. The role represents a fantastic opportunity to join a team working with a variety of business and other legal colleagues across Starling Group, supporting both Starling Bank and Engine (our software as a service business), and to make your mark at one of the UK's most exciting fintechs.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality legal advice to internal stakeholders on the areas noted above, with appropriate recognition of commercial considerations. 

• Managing multiple projects and supporting colleagues to ensure business initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Instructing and working with outside counsel where necessary on specialist matters.

Requirements

• Excellent legal experience (private practice and/or in-house), with between 1 and 5 years PQE*. 
• Experience in one or more of the areas the Corporate Legal team supports (as described above).
• Strong analytical, drafting and reviewing skills.
• The ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with stakeholders across the business, up to Executive and Board level.
• Capable of working well in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of work.
• Positive and collaborative team player. 

*PQE is a guide only

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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