Shape Your In-House Career. On Your Terms
One of the ways in which we are responding to the evolving nature of the legal sector is through WBD Advance InHouse; our flexible legal resource which operates a panel of talented, experienced in-house lawyers who are made available to clients for secondments. Opportunities range from Legal Counsel to Interim General Counsel and project specific consultancy assignments and span a wide variety of sectors, giving our WBD InHouse Lawyers and Consultants opportunities to broaden and diversify their experience.
We appreciate that everyone has diverse career aspirations and that is what sets us apart. There is no "one size fits all" approach at WBD Advance InHouse; we give you the choice of how you would like to be engaged; either as a permanent employee, on a fixed term contract or on a consultancy basis.
If you're looking to work with us on a consultancy or contractor basis, you'll be on a competitive day rate, without the ties. You'll be working with us on a non-exclusive agreement with a say in which types of high quality secondments you'd like to take on. We offer a mix of remote and hybrid opportunities, are and are open to part-time or full-time working arrangements to help support your work-life balance.
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role, you'll need as a minimum:
* At least 3 years post-qualified-experience (PQE) as a Solicitor in England & Wales, Scotland or another Common law jurisdiction
* Experience either working within or advising clients within the following sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Technology, Financial Services, Insurance, Public, Government and Third Sector, Manufacturing, Transport, or Retail and Hospitality
* Proven experience in delivering high-quality work with a focus on one of the following areas:
o Commercial & Corporate
o Procurement
o Real Estate
o Planning
o Insurance
o Financial Services Regulatory
o Transactional Banking
o Dispute Resolution
o Technology / Digital
o Intellectual Property
At least 6 months of in‑house legal experience gained either as a qualified lawyer in an in‑house legal team, on secondment to a client from a private practice law firm or from having trained in‑house.
If you're an in‑house lawyer ready for your next chapter, or a private practice lawyer looking to transition into in‑house work, we'd love to talk.
What makes it great to work here?
We continuallywork hard to create an open culturethatsetsusapart from other firms.Ourculture givesusmuch more of a humanfeel,emphasisingthatwe're more than just suits!
Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.
We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.
Discover how flexible in‑house law can really be – with WBD Advance InHouse.
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