Legal Manager

MediaSense; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global integrated marketing advisory seeks a Legal Manager in London. This role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, providing legal guidance across departments, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. Ideal candidates are qualified lawyers with NQ-2 PQE, strong attention to detail, and experience in an in-house setting. Work includes managing IP disputes and corporate governance matters. The position offers flexibility with a hybrid work model and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Work from any location in the world for 4 weeks annually

Company bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with NQ-2 PQE and a proven track record of drafting and advising on commercial contracts and procurement matters.
• Experience in an in-house environment is preferred.
• Strong technical skills in contractual matters are essential.
• Ability to present legal advice clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Provide legal guidance on contractual and procurement issues.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Support corporate governance and manage IP disputes.

Skills

Legal drafting

Contract negotiation

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Proactive approach

Legal research

Compliance knowledge

Education

Qualified lawyer with NQ-2 PQE

Job description

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of our fast-growing team and to be a key part of the Operations function. This role provides an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global integrated marketing advisory and will provide an ambitious individual with valuable experience for progression and development.

The Company

mediasense is a global, independent advisor that brings the clarity, connection and confidence modern marketers need to fuel growth. We help marketers eliminate waste and maximize the impact of their most significant investments at scale. Our ambition is to define and own an entirely new category – recognized as the world’s most trusted, independent and impactful marketing advisor. We do this by elevating how clients operate, how agencies deliver, how platforms perform, and how all parts of the ecosystem connect. Because progress doesn’t happen in isolation, it takes alignment, intelligence, and trust. That’s what we enable. That’s what we stand for. That’s Unified Marketing Intelligence.

mediasense is designed around how we help marketers optimize and transform through best-in-class structure and governance (Organization), partners and platforms (Ecosystem), governance and controls (Assurance), and measurement and effectiveness (Science). We have the proven ability to effectively support large, complex organizations and deliver multiple projects simultaneously. As evidenced through our strong track record with clients, we pride ourselves on the consistent high quality of service delivery and the ability to accelerate transformation and growth.

mediasense and has over 200 employees across London, New York, Singapore and New Delhi. For more information, visit www.media-sense.com

The Role

This role is for a Legal Manager, based in London. This role will report into the Director, Commercial Operations.

The business is in the process of acquiring service businesses globally which include key markets like US, China, India, UK and the role, and requires ongoing contract negotiation as well as legal expertise related to integrating the businesses. The role is expected to support in the provision of timely, outcome-focused and commercially astute legal advice with a focus on contracts, company, intellectual property and procurement.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including but not limited to, MSAs, vendor terms, SOWs, customer contracts and partnership agreements.
• Advising generally upon a range of non-contentious contract, commercial and procurement related issues, including NDAs, contract amendment letters, contract novation, DPAs, Change notes, AI governance and all other contractual documentation.
• Provide legal guidance and support to various business departments on day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives.
• Managing mediasense registered IP and supporting on IP disputes where needed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws (e.g. UK, US, India, China, etc.), regulations, and industry standards, including data protection, intellectual property, and consumer protection laws.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to stay abreast of relevant legal developments and provide proactive advice to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities.
• Managing insurance renewals and claims process, working closely with insurance colleagues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement policies and procedures that align with legal requirements and business objectives.
• Identifying legal risks within the company and advising on appropriate ways to manage and mitigate such risks.
• Support corporate governance matters, including ESG related legal compliance, board meetings, regulatory filings, and corporate restructuring initiatives.
• Providing effective management for our in-house paralegal.

You will assist and support the Commercial Operations team with:

• Developing and embedding a proactive and responsive working approach across the business, so you will need the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Updating/upkeeping effectively completed legal agreements/advice and legal precedents.
• You will also work collaboratively with the wider Finance and Support functions to develop and maintain a strong support function to the business, key stakeholders, and its customers.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Qualified lawyer with NQ-2 PQE with a proven track record of drafting and advising on commercial contracts and procurement matters.
• Ideally you will have experience in an in-house environment.
• Strong technical skills and attention to detail particularly in contractual matters is essential.
• You will be a team player who works collaboratively with a positive and proactive approach which is outcomes focused.
• You will need to have a can-do attitude as well as a willingness to work flexibly not only with your subject matter, but also working with colleagues of differing skills and experience.
• Experience working with or in a media or digital business would be a plus.
• You must be approachable and be able to present your legal advice in a plain and concise manner.
• You are willing to attend the office 3 days per week, located in the West End.

What We Offer

• 28 days holiday per year, up to a maximum of 32 days
• Work from any location in the world up to 4 weeks per year
• 10 days Annual Leave Purchase per year
• Day off for your birthday
• Company bonus scheme
• Pension
• Employee Assistance programme
• Group Life insurance
• Annual season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye test & contribution towards glasses for VDU