Legal Counsel

Overview

please note this role requires 2-3+ years' post-qualification experience (PQE) with strong experience in commercial contracts (in-house or private practice)

About Euromonitor

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.

Purpose of the role

We're looking for a proactive and commercially astute Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team in a permanent capacity. This role will initially focus on providing maternity cover for our Senior Contracts Manager, with a strong emphasis on customer and supplier negotiations and commercial contracting.

Following the initial 12-month period, the role will evolve into a broader legal advisory position, still supporting client and procurement deals, with potential to expand into employment law, corporate matters, regulatory compliance, and general legal support across the business. Over time, as the Senior Contracts Manager returns and our sales support functions evolve, there will be opportunities for the Legal Counsel role to broaden. While customer contract support will remain a core part of your remit, you may gradually take on additional responsibilities across other areas of law - such as employment, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and broader legal advisory - depending on business needs and your own interests and strengths. Throughout, you'll report to, and be supported by the General Counsel, who enjoys and prioritises coaching and mentoring, and you'll be part of a team that is customer-centric, solution-orientated and an enabler of the business.

This is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional to take ownership of high-value commercial work while shaping the scope of their future role within a dynamic and growing organisation developing a broader in-house legal skillset as the company grows.

Key accountabilities

• Lead legal support on global commercial deals: Draft, review, negotiate, and provide end-to-end support on customer contracts, working closely with Sales and other commercial stakeholders. Serve as the first port of call for all customer deal support and contract queries. Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice to commercial teams.
• Attend and lead client and supplier negotiations: Join client calls as needed and lead contractual negotiations with customers and suppliers.
• Support procurement: Advise on contract risk assessments and work with Procurement to negotiate supplier contracts, supplier contract negotiations and procurement-related risk assessments.
• Maintain and improve our global contract templates for our Passport (product) and Consulting offerings, and integration of these into the commercial ecosystem, e.g. Salesforce and DocuSign.
• Risk management: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, financial, and operational risks in contracts. Provide guidance to the business on key contract terms and, risks, and obligations. Coordinate with business units to ensure contractual obligations are understood and fulfilled.
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice to commercial teams.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel for support on complex drafting, negotiation and forming judgement of contractual risks.
• Develop and deliver training for global sales teams; contribute to legal resources, toolkits, and playbooks.
• Supervise and develop our Legal Contracts Analyst based in Chicago.
• Proactively identify and drive opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency in contract management, legal matter intake and legal operations, leveraging existing tools and systems and consistently looking to find a better way.

Phase 2: Legal Counsel Development (Post-Maternity Cover)

• Continue supporting customer and supplier negotiations and contracts to lead and support customer and supplier contract work, which will remain a central and ongoing responsibility of the role.
• Broaden scope to include (depending on business needs and capacity): As capacity allows and based on business needs, gradually expand into other areas of legal support, which may include; Employment, corporate, regulatory compliance and general legal advisory: Support HR with employment contracts, policies, and employee relations issues. Corporate: Assist with governance, company secretarial, and M&A activities as required
• Regulatory compliance: Support on data protection, industry-specific regulations, and internal compliance initiatives
• General legal advisory: Provide legal input on ad hoc business matters as needed
• Build strong relationships across the business, building credibility as and act as a trusted legal go-to advisor

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Qualified solicitor or legal executive (UK or equivalent jurisdiction)
• 2-3+ years' post-qualification experience (PQE) with strong experience in commercial contracts (in-house or private practice)
• Can manage multiple priorities and ensure deadlines are met
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong commercial acumen; ability to take a pragmatic approach to legal risk and advise the business accordingly
• Skilled at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across all levels of the business
• Eager to broaden legal skillset and grow within a dynamic in-house environment
• Strong team player and can-do approach; no job is too big or too small
• Experience in IP, corporate or regulatory law is advantageous but not essential

Why work for Euromonitor?

Our Values:

We seek individuals who act with integrity

We look for candidates who are curious about the world

We feel that as a community, we're stronger together

We seek to enable people to feel empowered

We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.

Hardworking and sociable: our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference: We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Program gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.

It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.

Excellent benefits: we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.

Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.