Senior Legal Counsel - Day Rate Contractor

Job Description:

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join a growing financial services business on a minimum 4-month day-rate contract basis.

The role involves providing commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters, work closely with senior stakeholders and take ownership of key strategic and commercial projects.

The role offers remote working within the UK, and full-time or part-time hours can be considered.

• Qualified solicitor with strong experience in commercial legal matters.


• Strong understanding of general commercial legal principles.


• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.


• Ability to manage a varied workload independently and prioritise competing demands.


• Knowledge of FCA requirements, particularly in relation to outsourcing and operational resilience.


• Experience across corporate law, disputes/litigation or data protection.


• Experience working closely with Procurement teams.

• Provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters, including complex or specialist areas.


• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and high-value agreements.


• Work closely with Procurement and other key stakeholders to develop and embed effective contracting processes and internal precedents.


• Identify, assess and manage legal and commercial risks, recommending appropriate mitigation where required.


• Support corporate governance matters and, where appropriate, corporate transactions.


• Manage contractual disputes and contentious matters, depending on experience.


• Develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders and act as a trusted legal adviser to the wider business.


• Work with external counsel on key projects where required.


• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the legal team where appropriate.

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.

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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Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.