Job Description

In-House Legal Counsel - Commercial | On-Site | Central London Location: Central London (On-site role)
Experience: 4+ years PQE
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
The Opportunity Our client is seeking an experienced In-House Legal Counsel to provide dedicated, on-site legal support across all areas of their business.
You'll play a key role in ensuring legal, commercial, and compliance objectives are met while working closely with senior management and various operational teams. This is a hands-on, varied position where no two days are the same -- ideal for a commercially minded solicitor who enjoys working in a dynamic business environment.
Key Responsibilities As Legal Counsel, you'll:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with suppliers and third parties to minimise risk and maximise commercial value.
• Support franchise operations, including preparing franchise agreements, managing breaches, and assisting with disputes.
• Advise on employment law matters, including template contracts, policy updates, and employee relations.
• Oversee data protection compliance, helping implement policies and responding to data subject access requests.
• Manage trademark and brand protection issues, drafting cease and desist letters and liaising with online platforms to remove infringing content.
• Provide guidance on risk management, insurance matters, and lease renewals or terminations.

About You You'll be a qualified solicitor with at least 4 years' PQE, gained in-house or in private practice. You'll bring:

• Broad commercial legal experience
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with business needs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative approach.

Why Apply?

• Join a high-profile, growing UK brand with real influence in its sector.
• Work closely with senior leadership and make a visible impact.
• Enjoy a broad and stimulating in-house role with exposure to commercial, compliance, and employment law.

Be part of a supportive, values-driven culture with opportunities to develop and grow.
Interested?
For more information about this In-House Legal Counsel opportunity, contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal.
If this role isn't quite right but you know someone suitable, please get in touch -- we offer a referral reward for successful recommendations.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Partner moves - both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on's
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions - placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves - focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves - lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals - FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA - regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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