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Interim Legal Counsel - 6 month Fixed Term Contract - October Start, Warrington, Cheshire
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Posted:
22.08.2025
Expiry Date:
06.10.2025
Job Description:
Taylor Root is working with a globally recognised leader in educational services. They’re looking to take on an Interim Legal Counsel, who can start from mid-October for a 6-month Fixed Term Contract.
This role involves supporting their businesses across the UK and Ireland, as well as some international operations. It is a varied commercial role, involving complex, high-quality, cross-border work.
* Provide practical legal advice to key stakeholders on business as usual and project matters;
* Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts (services, IT, apprenticeship, cooperation, supply, distribution, confidentiality, etc);
* Support M&A transactions, data protection, education regulation, disputes, and ad hoc property and employment issues as required.
You will be part of a friendly, approachable legal team and will have significant client-facing responsibilities.
Key Requirements
* UK qualified solicitor, or qualified in another common-law jurisdiction;
* Ideally, at least 3+ PQE;
* Strong experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts;
* In-house legal experience;
* Experience working with large, multinational clients;
* Willingness to learn and develop in new areas of law;
* Confidence, robustness, and commercial acumen.
The UK legal office is based in London, but flexible working arrangements, including fully remote work, are considered.
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