Job Description

Join OneAdvanced:

OneAdvanced is looking for a capable, motivated Legal Counsel to join our dynamic Legal Commercial Team. In this key role, you'll support the business in achieving its growth ambitions across the UK and Ireland, providing practical, commercially focused legal guidance that helps drive strategic decision making.

Reporting into our Senior Legal Counsel, you'll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to negotiate contracts, manage legal risk, and ensure we continue to operate with high legal and ethical standards. This is a hybrid role, with ideally one day per week in our Birmingham Mailbox office.
What You Will Do:

What Makes Our Legal Team Different:

Our team blends legal expertise with innovation, collaboration and a genuine focus on professional growth:

Tech-Enabled Legal Practice

- We enhance our work through AI tools like Wordsmith AI to drive efficiency and improve outcomes.

Continuous Learning

- Monthly lunch & learns, product deep-dives with our tech teams, and hands-on "legalthons."

Team Development & Culture

- Dedicated team away days and ongoing development opportunities.

High Team Engagement

- Our eNPS score of

+45

reflects a positive, supportive and high-performing environment.


Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Contracting

Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements for a leading SaaS provider, including MSAs, bespoke customer contracts, supplier and partner agreements, licensing terms, RFP responses, escrow agreements, call-offs, and data processing agreements.

Deal Support

Partner with Sales and GTM teams to support negotiations and help close customer agreements.

Privacy & Data Protection

Advise on privacy and data protection considerations, reviewing DPAs and escalating issues where required to our Privacy, AI & Cyber specialists.

Strategic Business Support

Get involved in wider commercial and strategic initiatives across the business, from partner and supplier agreements to AI-related legal considerations, potential M&A activity, and cross-functional commercial projects.

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What You Will Have:
Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with

3+ years PQE

, ideally gained in-house or in a reputable law firm Strong background drafting, negotiating and advising on

technology and SaaS commercial contracts

Good understanding of

UK GDPR

and data protection obligations Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment Commercial mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder skills Highly organised with strong attention to detail Proactive, collaborative and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes

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What We Do For You:

Wellbeing that means something

26 days' holiday + bank holidays

(and the option to buy more) plus

1 paid volunteering day

every year

Exceptional family leave

, 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave

Robust sick pay

of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

for confidential support

Private medical insurance for everyone

, no medical-history exclusions

Financial benefits that have your back

Group-wide performance bonus,

when we win, you win

Income protection

: up to

75% salary for 5 years

if you ever need it

Grow your career with us

SkillsHub learning platform

with leadership pathways, future-manager training, and a huge online library Access to

external training and apprenticeships

Making a Difference

MatchIt!

Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding

Pennies from Heaven

donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Plus plenty other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle on our RewardHub, including:

ULEV car scheme

with 1,000+ models

Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover

Who We Are:

OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of 330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to

power the world of work

and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

To learn more about working at OneAdvanced please click here