Job Description

Here's what you'll be doing

We're looking for a proactive Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team; someone motivated to develop their skills and expertise and make a real impact on our business from day one. This role is a great opportunity to get a wide breadth of legal experience, tackling everything from large-scale global deals to essential, day-to-day legal tasks.

You'll be a key part of our team, helping us navigate a fast-paced environment and handle a variety of legal challenges.

As one of our lawyers, you'll:

Provide clear, practical, and effective legal advice across a wide range of legal matters. Prioritise a varied workload and thrive under pressure, making quick, sound decisions. Draft, review, and negotiate a diverse range of contracts and legal documents. Communicate complex legal concepts clearly and concisely to various stakeholders, both verbally and in writing. Work collaboratively with the legal team and other departments to achieve business objectives. Take ownership of tasks and actively chase to get things done, ensuring projects keep moving forward.

We're looking for someone who is:

A UK-qualified solicitor Proactive and keen to develop their legal expertise across a wide range of practice areas. A team player who isn't afraid of the hard graft and is willing to tackle any task, no matter how big or small. An excellent communicator, with strong verbal and written skills. Organised and able to effectively prioritise a demanding workload. Motivated to work in a dynamic, in-house environment.

(We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

If you're ready to take on a role with a wide variety of work and a real opportunity to grow your legal career, we'd love to hear from you.

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.

Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024: 'Simply the Best'

What are the benefits of working at Simply Business?

We offer a great

work-life balance

where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid.

On top of the

25 days annual leave

(plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to

buy five more days of holiday

with your flexible benefits.

Our

flexible parental leave

allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver.

Our

life event leave

is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week

paid sabbatical

after five years of service, then

four weeks off

after ten years of service.

And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with

private medical insurance

through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a

health cash plan

that covers your everyday medical expenses.

We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a

competitive salar

y based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an

annual bonus

based on performance.

There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our

dedicated learning platform

. As well as

support for your mental health

with access to counselling.

We'll match what you put into your pension up to

five per cent

. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our

life assurance policy

, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme

Our

salary sacrifice car scheme

gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service).

And our

flexible benefits

scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership.

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.