We are seeking a mid-level InHouse Legal Counsel to provide practical businessaligned legal support across the organisation. This role is suited to a qualified lawyer who can operate independently on daytoday matters while recognising when to escalate issues or engage external advisers.
The organisation does not currently have a senior inhouse lawyer and external counsel is utilised for specialist or highrisk matters. As such the role requires strong judgement the ability to communicate legal risk clearly and confidence in coordinating external legal support when needed.
The remit includes commercial contracting data protection and privacy regulatory matters and complex HR/employmentrelated escalations. The Counsel will also support the business with compliance and changes in relevant legislation.
Responsibilities and Duties
Commercial Regulatory & Corporate Support
- Provide clear pragmatic legal advice to internal stakeholders on commercial regulatory operational and corporate matters.
- Draft review and negotiate a wide range of agreements including commercial contracts SaaS/vendor agreements outsourcing agreements and opensource licence documentation.
- Support governance processes and regulatory change initiatives ensuring the business stays aligned with legal requirements.
- Identify assess and manage legal risks escalating highrisk or complex matters and engaging external legal advisers when appropriate.
Data Protection & Privacy
- Support GDPR and wider data protection compliance activities including drafting/ reviewing DPAs conducting DPIAs and advising on privacy-related queries.
- Assess and advise on data incidents or potential breaches including: Whether clients notification is required Whether regulatory authorities must be infirmed Potential liability and contractual exposure
- Review IT vendor contracts to ensure compliance with privacy security and data protection standards.
- Advise on privacy-related aspects of IT policies and internal documentation.
- Review legal responses to client and regulators following IT or data security events.
HR & EmploymentRelated Support (in partnership with the internal HR team)
- Provide legal advice on complex or sensitive HR matters including employee relations issues terminations grievances and investigations.
- Advise on employmentrelated risks ensuring decisions align with UK employment law and best practice.
- Review and provide input into employment contracts policies handbooks and internal HR processes.
- Support HR with escalated matters involving regulatory risk crossborder employment issues or potential litigation.
- Monitor developments in employment legislation and advise on necessary changes to policies contracts and HR practices.
External Counsel Coordination
- Act as the primary point of contact for external legal advisers managing instructions consolidating advice and ensuring costeffective use of external support.
Experience and Skills:
- Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales or equivalent).
- Typically 37 years PQE ideally with some inhouse experience.
- Strong background in commercial contracts and general legal advisory.
- Practical knowledge of data protection and privacy including GDPR.
- Experience advising on complex HR/employment matters (highly advantageous).
- Commercially minded pragmatic and solutionsfocused.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills able to translate legal risk for nonlawyers.
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Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with additional leave for long service and a gifted Christmas break
- Holiday flex option to buy or sell up to 3 days of leave
- Employee incentive reward program (EIRP) tied to future exit events
- 4 paid volunteer days per year
- On site 24/7 gym with classes and full facilities
- Life insurance (4x basic salary) and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Private medical insurance (post-probation) annual eye tests and DSE eyewear allowance
- Pension scheme with 4.5% matched contributions and enhanced matching over time
- Cycle to work scheme interest-free travel loan and employee referral bonus
Who we are:
PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 490 people spread across EMEA USA & Asia our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global specialised markets. We identify specific high growth high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.
What we do:
PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism data and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing analytics and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active in New York Los Angeles Tokyo Sydney Hong Kong Singapore London and elsewhere PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes identifying active investors and their capital allocations and scanning ahead for regulatory changes new compliance requirements and other risk factors.
At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone regardless of background. We are an equalopportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.
PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements and we welcome career returners.
We are seeking a mid-level InHouse Legal Counsel to provide practical businessaligned legal support across the organisation. This role is suited to a qualified lawyer who can operate independently on daytoday matters while recognising when to escalate issues or engage external advisers.The organisat...
We are seeking a mid-level InHouse Legal Counsel to provide practical businessaligned legal support across the organisation. This role is suited to a qualified lawyer who can operate independently on daytoday matters while recognising when to escalate issues or engage external advisers.
The organisation does not currently have a senior inhouse lawyer and external counsel is utilised for specialist or highrisk matters. As such the role requires strong judgement the ability to communicate legal risk clearly and confidence in coordinating external legal support when needed.
The remit includes commercial contracting data protection and privacy regulatory matters and complex HR/employmentrelated escalations. The Counsel will also support the business with compliance and changes in relevant legislation.
Responsibilities and Duties
Commercial Regulatory & Corporate Support
- Provide clear pragmatic legal advice to internal stakeholders on commercial regulatory operational and corporate matters.
- Draft review and negotiate a wide range of agreements including commercial contracts SaaS/vendor agreements outsourcing agreements and opensource licence documentation.
- Support governance processes and regulatory change initiatives ensuring the business stays aligned with legal requirements.
- Identify assess and manage legal risks escalating highrisk or complex matters and engaging external legal advisers when appropriate.
Data Protection & Privacy
- Support GDPR and wider data protection compliance activities including drafting/ reviewing DPAs conducting DPIAs and advising on privacy-related queries.
- Assess and advise on data incidents or potential breaches including: Whether clients notification is required Whether regulatory authorities must be infirmed Potential liability and contractual exposure
- Review IT vendor contracts to ensure compliance with privacy security and data protection standards.
- Advise on privacy-related aspects of IT policies and internal documentation.
- Review legal responses to client and regulators following IT or data security events.
HR & EmploymentRelated Support (in partnership with the internal HR team)
- Provide legal advice on complex or sensitive HR matters including employee relations issues terminations grievances and investigations.
- Advise on employmentrelated risks ensuring decisions align with UK employment law and best practice.
- Review and provide input into employment contracts policies handbooks and internal HR processes.
- Support HR with escalated matters involving regulatory risk crossborder employment issues or potential litigation.
- Monitor developments in employment legislation and advise on necessary changes to policies contracts and HR practices.
External Counsel Coordination
- Act as the primary point of contact for external legal advisers managing instructions consolidating advice and ensuring costeffective use of external support.
Experience and Skills:
- Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales or equivalent).
- Typically 37 years PQE ideally with some inhouse experience.
- Strong background in commercial contracts and general legal advisory.
- Practical knowledge of data protection and privacy including GDPR.
- Experience advising on complex HR/employment matters (highly advantageous).
- Commercially minded pragmatic and solutionsfocused.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills able to translate legal risk for nonlawyers.
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Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with additional leave for long service and a gifted Christmas break
- Holiday flex option to buy or sell up to 3 days of leave
- Employee incentive reward program (EIRP) tied to future exit events
- 4 paid volunteer days per year
- On site 24/7 gym with classes and full facilities
- Life insurance (4x basic salary) and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Private medical insurance (post-probation) annual eye tests and DSE eyewear allowance
- Pension scheme with 4.5% matched contributions and enhanced matching over time
- Cycle to work scheme interest-free travel loan and employee referral bonus
Who we are:
PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 490 people spread across EMEA USA & Asia our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global specialised markets. We identify specific high growth high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.
What we do:
PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism data and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing analytics and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active in New York Los Angeles Tokyo Sydney Hong Kong Singapore London and elsewhere PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes identifying active investors and their capital allocations and scanning ahead for regulatory changes new compliance requirements and other risk factors.
At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone regardless of background. We are an equalopportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.
PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements and we welcome career returners.
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