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Your New Company

A media services company based in the South of England, are conducting a search for a capable In House Legal Counsel to join their legal team on a contract basis to cover a period of maternity.

(This is a remote working role. Although at the start of the contract you will have to attend the office in the Greater London area for a number of agreed days per month to get to know the team thereafter the role will be primarily remote.)

The company represents the intellectual property rights of many prominent publishing brands in the UK, such as leading newspapers, magazine publishers and their thousands of brands, in print and online. The combination of licensing and database services provided, enables UK and international businesses to access published content in an efficient and copyright compliant way.

They've also been operating for 25 years and the business continues to grow and evolve in a technology-focused direction. Projects are also underway to explore data mining, Big Data and data analytics activities.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in the daily operations of the business, as well as contribute to the process improvement of the teams. There is a good breadth of work and our client offers a friendly, flexible work environment.

Your New Role

As the Legal Counsel, you will directly report to the General Counsel, in a role that touches all parts of the organisation, as well providing opportunity to work with publishers. You will have strong experience gained in commercial Law (commercial contracts), dealing with contract disputes, breach of contract and handling pre-action letters. You will have gained this experience either through in-house exposure or secondment experience.

You will be responsible for reviewing client contracts, with a view to identifying breach of contract / compliance. Identifying key issues and enforcing the terms of the contracts, through composing breach of contract letters, pre-action letters and putting together process checklists and letter templates.

You will work with publishers and all departments, including Licensing, Publisher Services, Accounts, Business Development, IT and International, advising on range of contentious matters and managing litigation and disputes arising withing the business.

Part of this will include assisting with correspondence from publishers and clients.

You will manage business compliance with the requirements of ‘The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 (including business Membership Rules, Annual Transparency Report) and with Data Protection laws (including the General Data Protection Regulation).

You will also advise on copyright issues, acting as a point of escalation for non-compliant organisations (MMOs and licensees), pursuing legal action and assisting the finance team and credit control function, and advise on the suitability of claims for escalation, assist with issuing claims and ensure pre-action protocol is observed.

An important part of the role will be to keep abreast of any changes to applicable laws and relevant court judgements (particularly in relation to copyright and competition law), ensuring that business licencses, policies and procedures are compliant and up to date. As part of this, the incumbent will review and prepare responses to relevant government consultations, as required.

What you’ll Need To Succeed

As the Legal Counsel you will need to hold the below qualifications and demonstrate the below experience;

1. You will be a UK qualified lawyer with at least 3 years post qualification experience and ideally above 5 years post qualified experience is desirable.
2. You will have experience of dealing with commercial contracts, commercial contract disputes particularly in relation to breach of contracts, gained ideally in an in-house environment / secondment or in a law firm.
3. You will have sound interpersonal skills, to be able to deal with staff at all levels inside and outside the organisation.
4. Demonstrate an ability to articulate and communicate clearly and with authority.
5. Have a good attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
6. Be able to work independently on a remote basis.
7. If successful, you should be in a position to start the role asap, ideally in July.

What You'll Receive In Return

As the Legal Counsel, you will receive an excellent package of benefits, strong pension, generous annual leave allowance, life assurance, an excellent Employee Assistance Programme, healthcare. You will also receive a very competitive market salary.

Applying For Your New Role

Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided.

Job Title: Principal In-House Counsel (Deputy Monitoring Officer)

Contract Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 3 Months
Hourly Rate: 37.37 PAYE or 49.83 per hour Umbrella.
Working Pattern: Full Time - 35 hours per week
Driving Required: No

Location: Hounslow

• Working arrangements (hybrid etc) - minimum one day in the office (1 day (Tuesday) however the team is moving to 2 later in the year)

About Us:
We are excited to introduce a key addition to our newly formed, dynamic "Legal Hub." As the Principal In-House Counsel (Deputy Monitoring Officer), you will play a pivotal role at the heart of the Council's commercial and governance activities. This position is primarily advisory, allowing you to focus on providing high-quality legal support rather than managing a heavy transactional caseload.

Role Overview:
In this position, you will provide essential legal guidance on governance, strategic developments, commercial matters, and transformational projects. You will be responsible for delivering solution-focused legal advice to internal clients and members while ensuring high standards of probity and compliance with Council policies and the law. Your leadership will foster a collaborative environment where kindness is valued, and positive outcomes are prioritised.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality legal advice in areas such as contracts, procurement, property, planning, and housing delivery.
• Advise on Cabinet reports and other critical documentation, ensuring compliance and clarity.
• Support project boards in governance matters, addressing legal issues promptly.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, fostering trust and confidence.
• Assess complaints regarding members, providing guidance on resolution.

Who We're Looking For:

• Experienced Monitoring Officer or Deputy Monitoring Officer, or an individual with the capability to step into that role, ideally with experience at the Principal Lawyer or Head of Legal level in a large unitary authority or London.
• A candidate with a commercial background and expertise in at least one of the following: contracts/procurement, property and regeneration (including CPO and appropriation), planning, or housing delivery (including council social housing and s20 notices).
• Competent in advising on and preparing Cabinet reports, as well as other council documentation.
• Experienced in advising project boards and navigating governance issues effectively.
• Experience in assessing complaints about members.

Why Join Us?
As Council of the Year 2021, we are ambitious for Hounslow and genuinely seek candidates who care about our community and are committed to making a positive impact. You will have the opportunity to work fluidly with Directorates, Members, and key stakeholders, enhancing your skill set in a supportive environment.

Perks of the Role:

• Engage in a collaborative and friendly work culture where kindness is welcomed.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development.
• Contribute to meaningful projects that make a difference in the community.

If you are passionate about providing high-quality legal advice, have a strong commercial background, and want to play a vital role in our Legal Hub, we encourage you to apply. Your expertise will help shape the future of Hounslow!

Application Instructions:
To apply, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience and why you would be an excellent fit for this role.

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Who we are… 

GlobalData is a specialist information services business on a mission to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions and reach more customers. Using our unique data, expert analysis and innovative solutions we deliver intelligence on the world’s largest industries for companies, government organisations and industry professionals.   

We began our journey in 2016, by combining a diverse range of specialist information services companies, with decades of trusted customer relationships and deep sector specialisms. Today, we operate as a single company and one fully integrated platform, with more than 3,500 colleagues worldwide, across 20+ industries, delivering value for over 5,000 customers. 

Why join GlobalData? 

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey. Following multiple acquisitions and having recently received transformational investment we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision of becoming the world’s trusted source of strategic industry intelligence. 

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. We recognise the collective power of our people, and it’s the collaboration of our teams that have shaped our success and will continue to do so in the future.  

The role… 

GlobalData Healthcare is seeking a commercially minded and experienced Company Secretary & In-House Legal Counsel to lead the legal and governance functions of our ambitious, high-growth company.  

This critical role provides legal and governance oversight across our UK and international operations, ensuring compliance, managing legal risk, and upholding corporate integrity across multiple global entities.  

Key responsibilities include advising the executive leadership team, overseeing corporate governance, and reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts to support international growth. 

The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, aligning legal strategy with business objectives and investor expectations while safeguarding the organisation’s values and risk appetite. The opportunity is ideally positioned for an ambitious legal professional to grow within our organisation and build a legal function to fit the requirements of a larger scale business. 

What you’ll be doing… 

Legal Counsel Duties: 

• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements including licensing agreements, SAAS, consulting and partnership arrangements, supply and procurement contracts, service agreements and NDAs across multiple jurisdictions in the healthcare space.  
li>Serve as the lead in-house legal advisor across all business units, advising on legal issues related to contract performance, regulatory compliance, employment, data protection (e.g., GDPR), intellectual property, and cross-border transactions.  li>Ensure compliance with all relevant corporate, commercial, and regulatory laws.  li>Oversee and manage all legal risk, litigation and disputes across global operations, and support regulatory filings and internal audits as required.  li>Collaborate with and manage external counsel across different countries, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal services.  li>Develop and roll out global legal policies, templates, and training materials to ensure legal awareness and compliance across regions.  li>Provide strategic legal advice to support business objectives and risk appetite. 

Company Secretarial Duties: 

< i>Work with stakeholders including private equity investors, auditors, and regulators.  li>Act as Company Secretary for the UK entity and provide oversight/governance support for overseas subsidiaries.  li>Ensure ongoing compliance with the UK Companies Act 2006 and equivalent corporate regulations internationally.  li>Manage the governance framework for all group entities, including maintaining statutory registers, coordinating board and shareholder resolutions, preparing and filing statutory and regulatory documents, and handling director appointments.  li>Organise and minute board committee meetings for the UK and provide secretariat support to global subsidiaries as needed.  li>Assist with group restructuring, intercompany transactions, and international expansions from a legal and governance perspective.  li>Work closely with tax, finance, and compliance teams to support global entity management and corporate reporting. 

What we’re looking for. 

• li>ICSA/CGI-qualified Company Secretary or strong demonstrable experience in company secretarial functions. Minimum 10 years PQE, ideally with experience supporting international businesses, ideally including in-house experience. 
li>Strong background in commercial law, contract negotiation, and corporate governance across multiple jurisdictions.  li>Experience with private equity environments and the legal nuances of listed companies.  li>Good understanding of global legal entity management and cross-border legal compliance.  li>Proven ability to assess legal risk in a commercial context and offer practical solutions.  li>Confident communicator with the gravitas to advise senior stakeholders and board members. 

Desirable Attributes: 

< i>Experience in a multinational company or working with overseas subsidiaries.  li>Knowledge of corporate law in key jurisdictions such as the US, EU and Asia-Pacific.   li>Ability to manage competing priorities across time zones and work collaboratively in a fast-moving sale driven organisation 

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. To find out more about the roles and benefits on offer in your region, visit (url removed) 

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. 

#LI-HYBRID #LI-CG1

Who we are… 

GlobalData is a specialist information services business on a mission to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions and reach more customers. Using our unique data, expert analysis and innovative solutions we deliver intelligence on the world’s largest industries for companies, government organisations and industry professionals.   

We began our journey in 2016, by combining a diverse range of specialist information services companies, with decades of trusted customer relationships and deep sector specialisms. Today, we operate as a single company and one fully integrated platform, with more than 3,500 colleagues worldwide, across 20+ industries, delivering value for over 5,000 customers. 

Why join GlobalData? 

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey. Following multiple acquisitions and having recently received transformational investment we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision of becoming the world’s trusted source of strategic industry intelligence. 

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. We recognise the collective power of our people, and it’s the collaboration of our teams that have shaped our success and will continue to do so in the future.  

The role… 

GlobalData Healthcare is seeking a commercially minded and experienced Company Secretary & In-House Legal Counsel to lead the legal and governance functions of our ambitious, high-growth company.  

This critical role provides legal and governance oversight across our UK and international operations, ensuring compliance, managing legal risk, and upholding corporate integrity across multiple global entities.  

Key responsibilities include advising the executive leadership team, overseeing corporate governance, and reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts to support international growth. 

The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, aligning legal strategy with business objectives and investor expectations while safeguarding the organisation’s values and risk appetite. The opportunity is ideally positioned for an ambitious legal professional to grow within our organisation and build a legal function to fit the requirements of a larger scale business. 

What you’ll be doing… 

Legal Counsel Duties: 

• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements including licensing agreements, SAAS, consulting and partnership arrangements, supply and procurement contracts, service agreements and NDAs across multiple jurisdictions in the healthcare space.  
li>Serve as the lead in-house legal advisor across all business units, advising on legal issues related to contract performance, regulatory compliance, employment, data protection (e.g., GDPR), intellectual property, and cross-border transactions.  li>Ensure compliance with all relevant corporate, commercial, and regulatory laws.  li>Oversee and manage all legal risk, litigation and disputes across global operations, and support regulatory filings and internal audits as required.  li>Collaborate with and manage external counsel across different countries, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal services.  li>Develop and roll out global legal policies, templates, and training materials to ensure legal awareness and compliance across regions.  li>Provide strategic legal advice to support business objectives and risk appetite. 

Company Secretarial Duties: 

< i>Work with stakeholders including private equity investors, auditors, and regulators.  li>Act as Company Secretary for the UK entity and provide oversight/governance support for overseas subsidiaries.  li>Ensure ongoing compliance with the UK Companies Act 2006 and equivalent corporate regulations internationally.  li>Manage the governance framework for all group entities, including maintaining statutory registers, coordinating board and shareholder resolutions, preparing and filing statutory and regulatory documents, and handling director appointments.  li>Organise and minute board committee meetings for the UK and provide secretariat support to global subsidiaries as needed.  li>Assist with group restructuring, intercompany transactions, and international expansions from a legal and governance perspective.  li>Work closely with tax, finance, and compliance teams to support global entity management and corporate reporting. 

What we’re looking for. 

• li>ICSA/CGI-qualified Company Secretary or strong demonstrable experience in company secretarial functions. Minimum 10 years PQE, ideally with experience supporting international businesses, ideally including in-house experience. 
li>Strong background in commercial law, contract negotiation, and corporate governance across multiple jurisdictions.  li>Experience with private equity environments and the legal nuances of listed companies.  li>Good understanding of global legal entity management and cross-border legal compliance.  li>Proven ability to assess legal risk in a commercial context and offer practical solutions.  li>Confident communicator with the gravitas to advise senior stakeholders and board members. 

Desirable Attributes: 

< i>Experience in a multinational company or working with overseas subsidiaries.  li>Knowledge of corporate law in key jurisdictions such as the US, EU and Asia-Pacific.   li>Ability to manage competing priorities across time zones and work collaboratively in a fast-moving sale driven organisation 

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. To find out more about the roles and benefits on offer in your region, visit (url removed) 

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. 

#LI-HYBRID #LI-CG1

As the worlds leading sports data and technology company, Stats Perform powers sports. We are trusted by more than 1800 clients around the globe to enhance fan engagement and maximize team performance by analyzing sports data from more than 400,000 games a year with unrivaled speed and accuracy. We power sports on and off the field through data feeds, video analysis, sports con.

We’re looking for an experienced Corporate Counsel to join our legal team, supporting our Corporate Sales and Supply Chain Management functions across global operations.

This role is central to the business, with a strong focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts (sales and procurement), advising on regulatory matters, managing legal risk, and collaborating closely with stakeholders at all levels.

What You’ll Bring:

• Qualified lawyer in France – mandatory
• 5+ years of experience in a top-tier law firm or corporate legal department
• Strong expertise in contract negotiation, commercial law, and transactional matters
• A pragmatic, collaborative approach and excellent stakeholder skills

This is a hybrid role and will require 3 days per week working closely with the team in the office.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a global business with legal at the heart of strategic decision-making.