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Senior Legal Counsel (12-Month Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover)

London, England, gb💼 Contract🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-26

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

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