Merseyrail

General Counsel

• **Your Day-to-Day **
• - Lead and develop the Legal team, overseeing service delivery, supervision, and professional development.
• - Provide expert legal advice on contracts, leases, procurement strategies, and compliance matters.
• - Supervise all compliance activities, including statutory obligations, policies, concession agreements, and ORR licences.
• - Oversee legal input into key projects including fleet and station leases, asset management, and commercial agreements.
• - Advise on fire and safety issues, data protection, and whistleblowing, ensuring policies and documentation meet best practice standards.
• - Support governance and decision-making through clear, solution-focused legal guidance to the business and Executive Team.
• - Maintain oversight of legal systems (Iken, Nomio, Adobe Sign, Practical Law) and ensure the efficient management of documentation and reporting.

Head of Legal