Senior Legal Counsel - General
UK (Remote)
Band E - £70k-£90k (Dependent on Experience)
Permanent
We're looking for a confident, collaborative, and commercially-minded Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic and growing Legal team. This is a varied and strategic in-house role, supporting stakeholders across the business and advising on a broad range of legal matters. You'll be trusted to lead on complex international contracts, provide pragmatic commercial advice, and help shape the legal function as we continue to expand globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal support across a wide-ranging portfolio including:
- Commercial contracts (including drafting, review and negotiation of:international agreements, agency and introducer agreements, software contracts, JVs, NDAs and standard supplier terms)
- Corporate governance and company secretarial work
- Intellectual property and brand protectionand licensing agreements
- Competition, property, litigation, and data protection matters
- Ad-hoc legal support for legal operations and strategic projects you'll be advising on bids and supporting development teams bring products to market
- Offer strategic and risk-conscious advice to internal stakeholders, includingcommercial and operational teams as well assenior leadership and the Board
- Advise on marketing and communications, and brand usage
- Deputise for the VP, Head of Legal when needed, taking a leadership role in meetings and decision-making
- Line manage and coach junior legal team members, supporting their professional development and workload management
- Collaborate with internal teams and external counsel to ensure compliance and effective legal risk management and develop governance frameworks
- Contribute to improving legal operations and embedding best practices.Devising and delivering training, tools, and templates across the business
What We're Looking For
- Qualified lawyer with solid in-house experience or a mix of in-house and private practicewith at least 6 years PQE
- Strong legal acumen and ability to work independently across varied subject areas
- Commercial mindset with a practical and collaborative approach to legal advice
- Experience managing or mentoring junior colleagues (or a desire to grow in that area)
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Global legal exposure or cross-jurisdictional experience is a plus, though not essential
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment
Why Join INTO?
- Be part of a global organisation transforming lives through education
- Gain international legal experience and exposure to high-level business strategy
- Work remotely with flexibility and autonomy in a high-impact role
- Join a collaborative legal team with opportunities to lead and grow
If you're looking for a broad, fast-paced, and strategic legal role with genuine global reach and room to grow, this could be the next big step in your career.