Legal Counsel

Job Description:

Are you a qualified Solicitor with experience either in-house or in private practice, with commercial contracts experience? Our client is currently seeking a Legal Counsel to join the team in either Edinburgh or Glasgow office on a permanent basis.

• A qualified Solicitor in Scotland or England with experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.


• Relevant practice based and/or in-house experience, ideally in an FCA regulated environment or financial services, pensions or professional services firm.


• Proven ability to deliver on projects and initiatives and provide workable solutions.


• Exposure to the pensions or wider financial services industry.


• Good working knowledge of IT systems, such as SharePoint and Dynamics 365.


• Pragmatic, solutions driven, flexible and adaptable.


• Logical and organised with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.


• Able to take on responsibility and to quickly gain credibility.


• Able to use your initiative and work individually or as part of a team.


• Able to take a pro-active approach and present new ideas and ways of working.


• Motivated by working under pressure and to tight timescales.


• Passionate about learning and personal development.

Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide variety of commercial contracts for full range of services, including tender responses, master services agreements, client contracts, licences, data protection agreements, non-reliance letters, NDAs and supplier agreements.

• Draft best practice notes on topical issues for use across the firm, develop and maintain processes, policies, guidance and templates and assist in training.


• Support proposition and client-based projects with legal advice.


• Support and help drive Legal team initiatives.


• Positively contribute to the legal team, creating a professional, effective, high quality and approachable resource for the business.

• A highly competitive salary


• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15836

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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