Legal Counsel

RVU group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech firm is seeking a Legal Counsel in London to join their Business Services team. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, advising on compliance with data protection laws, and providing legal guidance. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 4 years of post-qualification experience and be qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits, including a discretionary yearly bonus and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

10% discretionary yearly bonus

Yearly pay reviews

Hybrid working model

25 days holiday (increasing with years)

Private medical cover

Learning budget

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.
• Experience advising on IT and data protection laws.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements.
• Provide day-to-day legal perspective and guidance.
• Advise on compliance with data protection laws.

Skills

Commercial legal support

Drafting and negotiating

Data protection knowledge

IT law expertise

Education

Qualified solicitor in England and Wales

Job description

Legal Counsel

Department: Business Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

Hybrid: 2 days per week in-office

London - Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)

You’ll have an interest in a varied commercial legal workload, with strong drafting and negotiating skills, and the ability to apply them independently to drive the business forward and create real value. Outside of daily contracting, you’ll have a focus on developing and maintaining the legal processes, policies and precedents that underpin our business.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with our business teams to draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements, whilst proactively maintaining and improving the processes that underpin them.
• Providing day-to-day legal perspective and guidance, as well as risk assessment and mitigation.
• Advising our business teams on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws.
• Assisting with acquisitions and corporate integration projects.
• Helping to establish and manage a framework of policies and guidance to manage legal and commercial issues within our business.

What we're looking for

Essential:

• 2 to 4 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a commercial or corporate law firm with experience providing full service commercial legal support (the reference to PQE is a guide only. We welcome applications from candidates with more or less PQE).
• An experience and appreciation of the challenges and requirements of delivering legal support in a fast moving commercial in-house team with ability to be impactful from an early stage..
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction).
• Proven technical ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements to tight timescales.
• Experience of advising on IT, data protection/e-privacy laws as well as commercial and corporate law.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of intellectual property, competition law and regulated sector experience.
• Knowledge of the insurance and/or financial services.

You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us.

Our commitment to you:

At RVU, we are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.

What we offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
• Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• A one-off £300 “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
• 25 days holiday (increasing with years of employment to 30 days) + 2 days “My Timeเครดิตper year
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• A healthy learning and training budget
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected

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