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Senior Legal Counsel

LondonFull-time£100k2026-09-07 → 2026-11-11

Core

Senior Legal Counsel providing corporate and commercial legal advice, managing M&A, investments, and complex agreements for a biomedical research institute.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (corporate/commercial)

Builds

Corporate agreements, shareholder/investment documentation, partnership arrangements, and complex commercial contracts

Domain

Life sciences / Biomedical research / Charity law

Required skills

Corporate and transactional law, shareholder and investment documentation, fundraising, intellectual property, commercial contracting, legal process improvement, mentoring, strategic problem-solving, legal drafting

Preferred skills

Charity law, life sciences sector experience, risk management, people management

Technologies

Legal technology platforms, alternative legal service models

Responsibilities

Drafting and negotiating corporate and commercial agreements, providing legal advice to internal teams, building stakeholder relationships, improving legal processes, mentoring colleagues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC