Legal Counsel

Company: Our client is an award winning company providing essential services to business customers. By offering a suite of services, such as telecommunications, utilities and financial solutions, our client is both unique and well positioned in the market. The company culture is ambitious, diverse and fast moving, and the leadership team has exciting plans that could see the organisation grow significantly. Based in Greater Manchester in modern offices, the working environment is of good quality, plus the company has embraced hybrid/home working. Role - Legal Counsel: Reporting into the General Counsel and Senior Counsel, as Legal Counsel you will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of general commercial, regulatory and legal compliance matters. This could include: reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts; handling dispute resolution and claims against the company; supporting on legal compliance matters; assisting with regulatory and regulator requirements; undertaking training and development to stakeholders; providing general business advice, guidance and strategy; as well as other ad hoc matters. If you are thinking about making the move in-house for the first time, or perhaps you seek to move into a more varied, supportive and/or challenging in-house role, then this opportunity is well worth consideration. About you: Our client is open minded about level of PQE however it is anticipated that you will have c. 2-6 years' PQE. Whilst the work is general commercial in nature, the General Counsel is more than happy to consider applications from solicitors specialising in other areas of commercial law. This includes: corporate, commercial litigation, banking and other commercial disciplines. Most important to the GC is that the new Legal Counsel is eager to work in-house, you have a real desire to handle a varied mix of legal work, and you are willing to learn about, and apply yourself, to new areas of law. BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.