Senior Solicitor - Corporate/Commercial

We’re partnering with a prestigious organisation seeking a Senior Lawyer specialising in corporate and commercial matters. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive in-house team, working closely with senior leadership across the business. The organisation is renowned for its commitment to integrity, inclusivity, and social responsibility, making it an environment where talented professionals feel proud to contribute.

What you'll do:

• Provide accurate, practical, and timely legal advice on a wide range of commercial contracts, corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance matters both in the UK and overseas.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership and internal teams to deliver clear legal guidance from early stages of projects and programmes.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate legal risks associated with organisational operations while ensuring alignment with risk appetites and policies.
• Communicate complex legal issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels, translating technical concepts into accessible language.
• Develop and maintain legal resources such as templates and guidance documents to enhance efficiency across the wider organisation.
• Manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• Instruct and manage relationships with external legal counsel when specialist advice is required, ensuring cost-effective support.
• Drive continuous improvement within the Legal team by constructively challenging existing processes and identifying opportunities for operational enhancement.
• Contribute actively to an open culture of risk management by participating in relevant committees or inputting into risk registers as needed.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, supporting their development on specific pieces of work while maintaining high standards of performance.

What you'll need to be successful?

• Demonstrated experience as a qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate covering commercial contracts, corporate matters, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven track record gained either in private practice or in-house roles dealing with complex programmes of work across commercial and corporate law.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands while maintaining attention to detail under pressure.
• Strong commercial acumen paired with a solution-oriented approach to delivering pragmatic legal advice that supports business objectives.
• Outstanding communication skills enabling you to present complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences at all levels.
• Exceptional collaboration skills for building trustful relationships across departments; adept at working cooperatively within teams.
• Advanced drafting abilities across all types of legal documentation coupled with concise written or verbal advice delivery.
• Effective negotiation skills allowing you to lead contract negotiations confidently while securing commercially sound outcomes.

Should this be of interest, please apply below.

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