Legal Counsel

Bauer Media Outdoor UK

In-house Legal Counsel managing commercial property, supplier agreements, and legal support at Bauer Media Outdoor. Collaborates with Retail, Facilities, and Procurement teams for strategic legal guidance.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partnering with our Retail and Portfolio Strategy teams to grow our advertising estate — drafting and negotiating heads of terms, leases and licences across retail, billboard and super premium locations.
Supporting our Partnerships team on street furniture and transit concession tenders — from drafting responses and reviewing agreements through to post-award support, renewals and variations.
Partnering with our Facilities team on our portfolio of offices and depots, including supporting with taking on new locations, exiting existing locations, lease renewals, new developments and day-to-day occupancy queries.
Leading on property due diligence and advising on title, access rights, third-party interests and regulatory considerations.
Managing and maintaining Land Registry filings and registrations for the UK property portfolio.
Drafting and negotiating supplier agreements, services contracts, volume rebate arrangements and other commercial contracts.
Supporting commercial teams with charity partnerships, sponsorships, events and social value initiatives.
Advising on advertising regulation, promotions and marketing matters, including ASA complaints and copy review queries.
Providing ad hoc legal support to the Direct Sales and Procurement teams.
Supporting the Head of Legal on board reporting, compliance, risk management, insurance, health and safety and HR matters.
Contributing to the development of contract templates, playbooks and legal processes to drive efficiency and consistency across the business.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified solicitor in England and Wales, or equivalent, with strong commercial property experience from private practice and/or in-house.
Solid knowledge of UK commercial property law (including, leases, licences, rent reviews, landlord and tenant issues, property acquisitions and disposals).
Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial property and general commercial documentation.
Comfortable moving between specialist property work and broader commercial matters, with strong drafting and negotiation skills throughout.
Commercially aware, with the ability to understand business drivers and translate them into pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice.
A confident, clear communicator who can explain legal concepts in plain English and build trusted relationships with non-legal stakeholders.
Self-sufficient and well organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively and escalate where needed.
Experience with advertising regulation or ASA/CAP Code matters would be a bonus, though not essential.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working – we currently work 3 days in the office and 2 days at home
25 days holidays plus bank holidays
Company Pension Scheme matched up to 8%
Healthcare Cash Plan
Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial property lawdrafting agreementsnegotiating contractsproperty due diligenceLand Registry filingssupplier agreementsservices contractsvolume rebate arrangementsadvertising regulationlegal support

Soft Skills

strong communicationrelationship buildingself-sufficientwell organizedprioritizationsolutions-focusedclear communicatorcommercial awarenessnegotiation skillsability to manage workload

Certifications

qualified solicitor in England and Wales