Senior Legal Counsel (12-Month Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover)
Core
Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal support for hotel development and operations, specifically negotiating franchise and hotel management agreements.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (commercial/hospitality)
Builds
Franchise agreements, hotel management agreements, and related commercial contracts for hotel development and operations teams.
Domain
Hospitality industry, franchising, real estate development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Complex commercial contract negotiation, contract drafting, cross-border transaction support, multi-jurisdictional legal advice, compliance with franchise regulations and competition law, legal template development, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Hospitality sector experience, franchise business experience, international in-house legal experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Lead drafting and negotiation of franchise and hotel management agreements; advise on hotel development transactions and operational legal matters; manage external legal advisers; monitor legislative developments; deliver legal training to stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, experienced in-house counsel