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Senior Corporate Counsel - 12 month FTC, Royal Leamington Spa
Client: Gleeson Recruitment Group
Location: Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 1
Posted: 22.08.2025
Expiry Date: 06.10.2025
Job Description:
Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate
Location: West Midlands (Hybrid Working 3 days per week in the office ideally)
Contract: Fixed-Term (12 months)
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join a well-established in-house legal team on a maternity cover contract. This is a key position providing legal support across a range of corporate transactions with a focus on investments (VC, PE) as well as commercial and governance matters.
The Role:
Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you will play a hands-on role advising on corporate transactions and day-to-day legal matters affecting the business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Prepare and negotiate heads of agreement, investment agreements, articles of association, board minutes, shareholder resolutions, and other documents relevant to investment deals made by the investment teams;
* Prepare and negotiate loan note instruments, simple loan agreements, and security documentation;
* Provide advice to the investment and debt teams in connection with the enforcement of investment rights and security;
* Provide detailed legal advice in relation to corporate governance and corporate finance;
* Provide high-level advice in relation to insolvency, intellectual property, commercial agreements, data protection, and employment matters;
* Supervise and support a junior paralegal;
* Instruct external legal counsel as appropriate and manage outsourced matters;
* Assist in the preparation and delivery of internal legal training.
About You:
The ideal candidate will:
* Be a qualified solicitor with 5+ years of experience (private practice and/or in-house).
* Have strong experience in corporate transnational work, ideally with venture capital and private equity investments (including EIS, VCT), as well as general M&A.
* Be comfortable leading legal projects and managing multiple priorities.
* Possess excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Be pragmatic, organized, and collaborative in approach.
We offer a collegiate team environment, a genuine work/life balance, and a proactive, well-regarded internal culture close to the business.
If you are a corporate lawyer with VC and private equity experience looking to leave practice or return to in-house work, this is an excellent local opportunity to gain valuable experience.
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