Legal Counsel – UK
Vintage Cash Cow
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leeds • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across operations, commercial, and leadership.
- Get up to speed on our business model, regulatory landscape, and key contractual frameworks.
- Review and assess current legal processes, identifying immediate risks and quick wins.
- Take ownership of UK legal matters, becoming the go-to advisor for internal teams.
- Improve contract processes, templates, and turnaround times.
- Strengthen compliance across consumer, trading, and data protection regulations.
- Embed scalable legal processes that support growth without slowing the business down.
- Proactively identify risks and provide clear, commercially sound recommendations.
- Contribute to strategic decisions, ensuring legal considerations are built in early.
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent).
- Experience in an in-house legal role or strong commercial exposure in private practice.
- Strong knowledge of UK commercial, consumer, and data protection law.
- Knowledge of AML and labour law.
- Proven ability to balance legal risk with commercial outcomes.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Highly organised, pragmatic, and solutions-focused.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
UK commercial lawconsumer lawdata protection lawAML lawlabour lawlegal risk assessmentcontract managementlegal process improvementregulatory compliancestakeholder management
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationorganizational skillspragmatic problem solvingsolutions-focused mindsetstrategic thinkingrisk identificationcommercial awarenessadaptabilityproactive approach
Certifications
qualified solicitor in England & Wales