Lead In-House Counsel - Commercial
Description du poste
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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Lead Legal Counsel - Commercial to join a major purpose-led organisation in the West Midlands.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you'll lead the commercial legal function, advise on strategically important matters and manage and develop a team of lawyers and paralegals.
Client Details
Our client is a large, commercially focused and socially responsible housing organisation that reinvests its surplus into improving homes, services and local communities.
The organisation has created a diverse and inclusive working environment where different perspectives are valued. It also places considerable emphasis on professional development, supporting colleagues through external training, professional qualifications and funded memberships.
Description
The Lead Legal Counsel - Commercial will be:
- Acting as the senior legal lead for commercial contracts, procurement and wider commercial matters.
- Advising on complex and high-value contracts, frameworks, collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships.
- Leading and developing the in-house commercial legal team, including supervising lawyers, paralegals and legal assistants.
- Supporting procurement activity by advising on legal compliance, risk allocation and commercial contracting strategy.
- Managing external legal advisers to ensure consistent quality, value and cost-effective support.
- Working closely with senior stakeholders to enable commercial objectives while maintaining appropriate regulatory and governance standards.
- Developing commercial templates, playbooks and practical legal guidance across the organisation.
- Supporting the General Counsel with wider legal leadership and strategic projects.
Profile
The Lead Legal Counsel - Commercial should be:
- A solicitor, barrister or legal executive with significant post-qualification experience in commercial contracts and a current practising certificate.
- Experienced in advising on complex, high-value commercial contracts and strategic arrangements.
- Able to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice within a large or complex organisation.
- Experienced in supervising, mentoring or managing lawyers and other legal professionals.
- Confident engaging with and influencing senior stakeholders across legal, procurement and operational teams.
- Ideally experienced within an in-house, regulated, public sector or not-for-profit environment.
- Familiar with public procurement, framework agreements or regulated contracting arrangements.
- Exposure to the social housing or local government sectors would be advantageous but isn't essential.
Job Offer
This is a genuine legal leadership opportunity offering a salary of £75,000-£85,000, hybrid working and the chance to shape a growing commercial legal function.
The wider benefits package includes:
- Group bonus potential of up to 15% of salary.
- 27 days' annual leave, increasing with service.
- Bank holidays plus an additional company holiday.
- The ability to buy or sell up to five days' annual leave.
- Employer-matched pension contributions of up to 8%.
- Employer-funded private medical insurance and access to a 24/7 digital GP.
- Enhanced family-friendly benefits and flexible working options.
- Healthcare, dental, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.
- Professional development, external training and funded professional memberships.
- Paid volunteering time and access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme.
If you're an experienced Legal Counsel, apply now or contact Michael Bailey for more information.
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Nos conseils pour postuler
5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Open your Personal Statement with your practising certificate status and PQE years in commercial contracts — the advert lists these as the primary requirements.
📊 Quantify the scope of contracts you have advised on: e.g. 'Advised on 30+ high-value commercial contracts totalling £120M in a single financial year' to demonstrate scale.
🎯 Highlight any experience in public procurement, framework agreements or regulated environments prominently, as the advert flags these as key differentiators for shortlisting.
🤝 Include a dedicated bullet on team leadership — number of lawyers/paralegals supervised and any mentoring or development programmes you introduced, since managing the in-house team is a core responsibility.
🌐 If you have social housing, local government or not-for-profit sector exposure, call this out in your CV profile and a dedicated role bullet, as the advert explicitly notes it as advantageous.
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- •Led commercial legal advisory across a portfolio of 25 high-value procurement frameworks totalling £90M, reducing external counsel spend by 22% through in-house capability development.
- •Developed and rolled out a suite of 15 commercial contract templates and a procurement playbook adopted by 8 operational teams, cutting average contract turnaround from 18 to 9 days.
- •Supervised and mentored a team of 4 lawyers and 2 paralegals, implementing quarterly development reviews that resulted in 2 promotions within 18 months.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
The Lead In-House Counsel – Commercial role at your organisation stands out as a rare opportunity to combine senior commercial contract leadership with genuine social purpose — which is precisely where I want to direct my career. With significant post-qualification experience advising on complex, high-value commercial contracts and a strong track record in public procurement compliance, I am well placed to lead and develop your in-house commercial legal team.
My background in commercial law includes drafting and negotiating framework agreements, managing external legal advisers to control cost and quality, and developing contract templates and playbooks adopted across large, complex organisations. I have supervised lawyers and paralegals directly, providing structured mentoring that has accelerated their development, and I am confident engaging with senior stakeholders to enable commercial objectives within appropriate governance boundaries.
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Techniques
- ›How do you approach drafting and negotiating a complex, high-value commercial framework agreement to protect the organisation's risk position?
- ›Walk us through your experience advising on public procurement compliance — what are the key legal pitfalls you look out for?
- ›How have you developed commercial contract templates or playbooks, and how did you embed them across a large organisation?
- ›Describe your approach to managing external legal advisers to ensure cost-effectiveness and consistent quality.
- ›What governance and regulatory considerations do you prioritise when advising on strategic commercial partnerships in a regulated sector?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you influenced a senior stakeholder to adopt a more legally sound commercial position — what was your approach?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to balance commercial objectives with regulatory compliance under significant time pressure.
- ›Give an example of how you have developed and mentored a junior lawyer or paralegal — what was the outcome for them?
- ›Tell me about a complex, high-value contract negotiation that did not go as planned. How did you manage it and what did you learn?
- ›Describe a time you led a significant change to legal processes or templates across a large organisation. How did you gain buy-in?
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Tell me about a time you influenced a senior stakeholder to adopt a more legally sound commercial position — what was your approach?
Describe a situation where you had to balance commercial objectives with regulatory compliance under significant time pressure.