Senior Legal Counsel - Remote

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented commercial lawyer to join a well-know organisation and supervise a small team and operational projects. You’ll support a team of lawyers and paralegals delivering a wide range of high-quality commercial legal services under a unique client-embedded model.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior lawyer with strong commercial contracts experience—particularly in media, technology, or outsourcing—to combine high-quality work with leadership, innovation, and work within an in-house environment.

Role

• Act as the primary legal contact
• Supervise a small team of lawyers and paralegals across a broad commercial contract portfolio
• Manage team capacity, workflows, quality and client stakeholder communication
• Support the negotiation and delivery of a wide range of commercial, media and tech contracts
• Help shape and refine a progressive legal service delivery model
• Contribute to continuous improvement of legal, operational and tech processes
• Collaborate closely with client-side legal teams and internal stakeholders
• Oversee reporting, client meetings, training, onboarding, and development initiatives

Candidate Requirements

• UK-qualified solicitor 5+ PQE ideally
• Proven experience in general commercial contracts, ideally including media and tech agreements
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills with a client-focused approach
• Technologically literate, with an interest in legal innovation and process improvement
• Confident in stakeholder engagement, with strong commercial acumen
• Passion for building lasting client relationships in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

This is a high-impact role offering a balance of leadership, variety and innovation. You’ll be part of a team rethinking how law firms partner with in-house legal teams—while remaining close to the day-to-day of delivering legal work.

Fully Remote home based role with salary up to £88,000 plus benefits and bonus

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Commercial Contracts | Media | Technology | Legal Operations | Leadership | In-House Support