This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and a fantastic pension scheme offering 6% in year one and 11% after this.

Salary £45,000 - £50,000 per annum

Location: London/hybrid, usually 2 days in the office (team day is Tuesday)

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About our Group Legal and Governance division

In Group Legal and Governance, we use our expertise to help the organisation make decisions that are right for Which? and consumers.  In Group Legal we provide a full range of in-house legal support from general commercial, contract and privacy advice through to consumer rights, libel and litigation.

About the role

In this role you will provide high-quality, practical legal advice and support to our organisation across a wide range of legal areas in a user-friendly and pacey way.  You will interact with internal and external stakeholders confidently, positively and professionally, and work effectively as a team member.

This role reports to our Co-Managing Counsel – Commercial and Digital (Operations). 

Key responsibilities include: 

Providing support for our technology, product and commercial divisions, providing risk based, pragmatic legal advice and guidance on a variety of matters including:

• Contract review and negotiation (including technology, commercial and media contracts); 
• Technology, SaaS and IT law;
• Corporate, financial services, and Charity law;
• Marketing, consumer journeys and advertising; 
• Intellectual property & brand issues; and
• data protection. 

About you

You'll: 

• Be a qualified lawyer of at least 1+ PQE, ideally with some knowledge, experience and skills in a number of relevant practice areas as described above and in the role profile;
• Have experience in advising non-legally trained colleagues and be able to identify the most effective legal principles and concepts to apply using a risk-based approach; 
• Relish the opportunity to utilise your research skills and take on new tasks, and will be tenacious in keeping your knowledge updated and upskilling in new areas of the law; 
• Have a positive, commercial approach, looking for solutions and providing user-friendly counsel;
• Have a strong sense of personal responsibility and be highly organised, effectively managing your workload and client expectations, and proactively driving forward your matters to enable pace.

To find out more about this role please see the attached role profile.

The interview process for this role involves:-

• First round interview with hiring manager and Co-Managing Counsel - Commercial & Digital (Partnering), including a practical, contract-based assessment.
• Second round interview with Head of Legal and member of Commercial & Digital legal team.

Benefits

 We also have these benefits for you to consider: 

• 35 hour working week
• Generous 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and the option to buy additional holiday days
• Excellent pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service) 
• Annual Award (depending on employee and company performance)
• Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months)
• A discretionary death in service benefit provision equivalent to six times your annual salary
• Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money & legal helplines 
• Free wills for all Which? employees, plus, partners of employees can make their will at cost price.
• Discount site Pluxee which offers large %% off every day shopping and holidays
• Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy

About Which?

We promote a great work-life balance (all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options in addition to a full time working week (35 hours) e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at recruitment@which.co.uk.

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. You can find out more about what we do, our people and culture as well as hints and tips on how to complete your application on our Careers site.

At Which? we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We are proud that we ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 25 Inclusive Employers' List 2024.   

 We want to receive applications from everyone. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them. For this or any other assistance you need with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post), email recruitment@which.co.uk. Find out more about the Disability Confident Interview Scheme here.

Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed and we reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.