Senior Corporate Legal Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support its global Corporate Legal Affairs team. This role involves delivering complex strategic legal projects in partnership with corporate transactions and governance functions, including board secretarial support and entity management.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the delivery of the organization’s general business strategy.
• Provide proactive, in-depth, business-focused legal advice and execution.
• Manage and support legal responses to corporate and wider matters involving the organization and internal stakeholders; provide sound, robust legal advice and support.
• Lead external communication on legal matters, including negotiations with external parties.
• Lead, advise, and support transactional, reorganization, and corporate governance initiatives.
• Assist with transactional matters, including M&A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures, as well as restructurings globally.
• Draft and review legal documents; perform holistic risk assessment and recommend solutions that enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the organization.
• Partner with cross-functional and regional teams to provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.
• Train and advise non-legal colleagues to increase awareness and improve risk management.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws.
• Identify legal framework developments and promote consistency of approach across internal stakeholders.
• Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business and advise/implement solutions to address issues identified.

Requirements

• Qualified to practice law in a leading jurisdiction with significant corporate legal experience.
• Typically 8+ years of post qualification experience (as a guide), working at a top law firm and/or in-house at a well-established corporate or high-growth company.
• Ideally trained in a reputable law firm within the corporate practice, with a focus on corporate transactional work and general corporate governance.
• Proven expertise in managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally.
• Strong legal technical expertise, exceptional business acumen, and people skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced in-house environment.
• Strong team player with good business sense.
• Hands-on approach; able to manage complex projects independently while working as part of a team.
• Ability to develop and execute creative solutions to meet evolving business needs.
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and company benefits.

Location

• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team).

Equal Opportunity

• The organization is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce.