297 Legal Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

Legal Manager

Location: Portsmouth

Full-time | Permanent

Salary: £60,000 per annum

Our client is currently looking for a skilled Legal Manager to take the lead on all legal matters relating to housing disrepair, while also supporting a broad range of legal functions across their organisation.

You'll provide early-stage legal advice to resolve disrepair issues before they escalate, manage case triage, and reduce reliance on external legal services. You'll also provide guidance on legal frameworks, procurement, contracts, compliance, and deliver training that upskills teams and promotes cost-effective decision making.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver legal advice on disrepair issues, including triage of cases to resolve early, challenge claims where appropriate, and reduce costs.
• Oversee and promote use of the legal services framework, supporting value for money through effective procurement and partnerships.
• Provide support and legal insight on contracts, disputes with third parties, and other housing-related legal matters.
• Keep up to date with legislative changes and ensure policies and internal practices reflect current legal standards.
• Create and maintain a legal insight library and offer regular updates and advice to colleagues.
• Deliver or coordinate legal training (online and in-person) and build capability across teams.
• Support and develop the Paralegal Apprentice, fostering a high-performing and customer-focused legal function.

What we're looking for:

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience.
• In-depth experience of housing law and property disrepair claims.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage workloads and people effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on cost efficiency and value for money.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use.

Desirable:

• Experience managing legal frameworks or working within procurement processes.
• Background in legal training or coaching staff.

If this is something of interest to you, apply today!

Legal Manager, EMEA & APAC

This FMCG business is looking for a legal manager for its EMEA & APAC region to partner with the business and provide dedicated legal support to these markets.

The position will provide legal support on broad commercial matters relating to logistics, manufacturing, warehousing and consumer law as well as providing legal advice on a wide variety of legal business matters.

About You

The position will best suit a strong Commercial lawyer, most likely with in-house experience. Any exposure or experience in the EMEA and APAC markets would be welcome. The ability to pivot from a negotiation in one country to a different matter in another country fairly quickly is key. Any experience in logistics, marketing, manufacturing, consumer sectors or the pharmaceutical sector would be useful.

The position will suit an individual looking for high quality work in an interesting international business with autonomy and responsibility. Excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate through complex matters is also essential.

Legal Manager

Location: Portsmouth

Full-time | Permanent

Salary: £60,000 per annum

Our client is currently looking for a skilled Legal Manager to take the lead on all legal matters relating to housing disrepair, while also supporting a broad range of legal functions across their organisation.

You'll provide early-stage legal advice to resolve disrepair issues before they escalate, manage case triage, a.

RECfinancial are exclusively working with a leading Rugby based Engineering company who delivers everything from design to manufacturing, creating serviceable solutions to their customers.

They are seeking to appoint an experienced Contracts & Legal Manager to join their dynamic team, who would be responsible for supporting a range of sectors with expert guidance on legal compliance, contract negotiations, and risk management.

Commutable from Rugby, Leicester, Lutterworth, Leicestershire and Warwickshire and the surrounding areas.

About the Contracts & Legal Manager Role:

As a Contracts & Legal Manager, you will play a key advisory role to group companies, ensuring commercial arrangements are robust, legally sound, and aligned with our risk management strategies. You will work closely with senior leadership, legal counsel, and operational teams to drive value, protect the business, and support strategic decision-making. Agreeing contracts and dispute resolution.

Working full-time Monday to Friday on a permanent basis. 

Responsibilities of the Contracts & Legal Manager

• Provide expert advice on contractual matters, legal compliance, and risk mitigation across all group companies

• Lead and support the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements, including supplier, customer, and partnership contracts.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and manage commercial risks.

• Develop and maintain frameworks for legal compliance and risk oversight.

• Act as a key point of contact for external legal advisors when required.

• Stay abreast of regulatory developments and assess their impact on group operations.

• Dealing with insurance claims 

• Audit business units to ensure full compliance with commercial procedures and corporate governance requirements

Skills and Competencies for a Contracts & Legal Manager: 

• Proven experience in a similar commercial/legal advisory role, ideally in a group or multi-entity environment.

• Strong understanding of contract law, commercial agreements, and risk management principles.

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.

• Detail-oriented, pragmatic, and solutions-focused approach.

• Strong commercial contract experience.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• QS or Construction or engineering background would be an advantage

In return our clients offer a good opportunity in a reputable, independent organisation, in a fantastic working environment.

On offer is the following:

• Competitive salary,  £65,000 - £75,000 

• Company Car

• Heath Insurance cover

• Gym Membership 

• 25 Days Holiday BH days

• Company Pension 

• Opportunities for career growth.

• Work in a strategic group-level role with wide exposure across industries.

• Be part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team that values integrity and innovation.

If you are interested in the Contracts & Legal Manager role for further information on this new opportunity,  please contact Tracey at:  (url removed)  or call on, (phone number removed) / (phone number removed). 

RECfinancial are exclusively working with a leading Rugby based Engineering company who delivers everything from design to manufacturing, creating serviceable solutions to their customers.

They are seeking to appoint an experienced Contracts & Legal Manager to join their dynamic team, who would be responsible for supporting a range of sectors with expert guidance on legal compliance, contract negotiations, and risk management.

Commutable from Rugby, Leicester, Lutterworth, Leicestershire and Warwickshire and the surrounding areas.

About the Contracts & Legal Manager Role:

As a Contracts & Legal Manager, you will play a key advisory role to group companies, ensuring commercial arrangements are robust, legally sound, and aligned with our risk management strategies. You will work closely with senior leadership, legal counsel, and operational teams to drive value, protect the business, and support strategic decision-making. Agreeing contracts and dispute resolution.

Working full-time Monday to Friday on a permanent basis. 

Responsibilities of the Contracts & Legal Manager

• Provide expert advice on contractual matters, legal compliance, and risk mitigation across all group companies

• Lead and support the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements, including supplier, customer, and partnership contracts.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and manage commercial risks.

• Develop and maintain frameworks for legal compliance and risk oversight.

• Act as a key point of contact for external legal advisors when required.

• Stay abreast of regulatory developments and assess their impact on group operations.

• Dealing with insurance claims 

• Audit business units to ensure full compliance with commercial procedures and corporate governance requirements

Skills and Competencies for a Contracts & Legal Manager: 

• Proven experience in a similar commercial/legal advisory role, ideally in a group or multi-entity environment.

• Strong understanding of contract law, commercial agreements, and risk management principles.

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.

• Detail-oriented, pragmatic, and solutions-focused approach.

• Strong commercial contract experience.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• QS or Construction or engineering background would be an advantage

In return our clients offer a good opportunity in a reputable, independent organisation, in a fantastic working environment.

On offer is the following:

• Competitive salary,  £65,000 - £75,000 

• Company Car

• Heath Insurance cover

• Gym Membership 

• 25 Days Holiday BH days

• Company Pension 

• Opportunities for career growth.

• Work in a strategic group-level role with wide exposure across industries.

• Be part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team that values integrity and innovation.

If you are interested in the Contracts & Legal Manager role for further information on this new opportunity,  please contact Tracey at:  (url removed)  or call on, (phone number removed) / (phone number removed). 

One Ten Associates are partnering with a boutique hedge fund that is looking to hire an experienced Legal & Compliance Manager to join the London office.

You'll be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of both legal and compliance, reporting into the COO (who holds the SMF16/17 functions). This will be a broad role, with exposure across funds, corporate and commercial legal matters along with generalised compliance duties (monitoring, central compliance, advisory and regulatory implementation).

The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with in-house experience, along with compliance knowledge/exposure. Hedge fund experience is ideal and ideally having worked in a small team. We're seeking lawyers with circa 5+ years PQE.

This role will be onsite, 5 days in the office.

One Ten Associates are partnering with a boutique hedge fund that is looking to hire an experienced Legal & Compliance Manager to join the London office.

You'll be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of both legal and compliance, reporting into the COO (who holds the SMF16/17 functions). This will be a broad role, with exposure across funds, corporate and commercial legal matters along with generalised compliance duties (monitoring, central compliance, advisory and regulatory implementation).

The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with in-house experience, along with compliance knowledge/exposure. Hedge fund experience is ideal and ideally having worked in a small team. We're seeking lawyers with circa 5+ years PQE.

This role will be onsite, 5 days in the office.

Buscamos un Compliance Manager para incorporarse al equipo de cumplimiento normativo de una compañía de seguros en proceso de expansión en España (NO VIDA). Esta persona será clave en la supervisión de riesgos regulatorios y en la asesoría legal para el desarrollo de las operaciones, trabajando en coordinación con los equipos locales e internacionales.

Entre las principales responsabilidades del puesto se encuentran:

Asesorar y apoyar a los distintos equipos y funciones del negocio en el cumplimiento normativo, con enfoque preventivo y estratégico.

Participar activamente en todos los proyectos y procesos con impacto regulatorio, proponiendo salvaguardas que aseguren la protección del consumidor.

Revisar e implementar los sistemas de control interno y gestión de riesgos, identificando actividades expuestas a riesgos de compliance y garantizando su adecuada supervisión.

Hacer seguimiento continuo de los desarrollos regulatorios aplicables al sector asegurador en España.

Proporcionar apoyo jurídico a los equipos locales, revisando contratos, documentos y objetivos de cada proyecto.

Colaborar en la gestión de los procesos de distribución y relaciones con consumidores.

Dar soporte en materia de protección de datos y privacidad, asegurando el cumplimiento de la normativa local y la alineación con las políticas globales.

Buscamos una persona con experiencia y conocimientos sólidos en regulación del sector asegurador, con iniciativa y mentalidad orientada a soluciones:

Titulación universitaria en Derecho.

Nivel alto de inglés, tanto oral como escrito.

Experiencia previa de entre 4 y 7 años en funciones similares.

Conocimiento profundo del marco normativo del sector asegurador, especialmente en materia de distribución.

Experiencia demostrable en funciones de compliance y asesoría legal en entornos regulados.

Capacidad para trabajar de forma transversal con diferentes equipos y funciones.

Mentalidad proactiva, resolutiva y orientada a objetivos.

Ser parte de un entorno profesional dinámico, colaborativo y centrado en el desarrollo de talento:

Integración en un equipo global con mentalidad innovadora y enfoque en el crecimiento.

Oportunidad de trabajar en proyectos transversales de alto impacto para el negocio.

Acceso a formación continua y desarrollo profesional personalizado.

Flexibilidad para trabajar en modalidad híbrida, con posibilidad de trabajo en remoto durante parte del año.