Legal counsel Work, Jobs in Manchester (with Salaries)

Legal Counsel
Rolls-Royce SMR —Manchester
- £60,000 - £86,940 a year
- Full-time
- Contracts
Legal Counsel
Debenhams Group —Manchester
- Full-time
- Team management
- Contracts
- Training & development
Legal Counsel - UK Employment Law
Aon Corporation —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
Employment Legal Counsel (9 month FTC)
DWF —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Communication skills
Legal Counsel II (Manchester, UK - Hybrid)
IGT —Salford
- Bachelor's degree
- Contracts
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Senior Legal Counsel - 12 Month FTC
PXC —Salford Quays
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Work from home
Paralegals
General Medical Council —Manchester
- Travel
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
2d
VacancyTitle: Senior Legal Counsel - Employment Law
Nuclear Transport Solutions —Warrington
- £80,000 - £92,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
2d
In House Legal Counsel - Hybrid
Leep Utilities —Salford
- £72,000 - £80,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Contracts
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial, Corporate Structuring, IP & Data (12 month FTC)
DWF —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Communication skills
Assistant General Counsel Lottery EMEA & APAC
Brightstar Lottery —Salford
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
4d
Paralegal - Commercial Litigation
JMW Solicitors —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
Quick apply
Paralegal
Hudgell Solicitors —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Bereavement leave
Quick apply
4d
Paralegal - Clinical Negligence
DWF —Manchester
- Full-time
- No degree
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Legal Counsel
THG —Manchester
- Contracts
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Senior Legal Counsel
THG —Manchester
- Contracts
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Conflict Analyst
DAC Beachcroft —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- Analysis skills
- Data entry
Quick apply
Legal Counsel - Engine by Starling
Starling —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Contracts
- Financial services
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
5d
Legal Counsel (corporate / commercial, 3-5 PQE), hybrid/remote
SeedLegals —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Trainee Solicitor – Criminal Defence
Hudson Gray Solicitors —Huddersfield
- From £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Organisational skills
- In-person
Quick apply

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Legal Counsel

Rolls-Royce SMR -
Manchester

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Job details

Full-time
£60,000 - £86,940 a year

Qualifications

Contract management
Contract preparation
Legal drafting
Legal research
Risk management
Contracts
Proofreading
Drafting legal agreements
Contract administration

Full job description

Role Title: Legal Counsel (Commercial Lawyer)

Salary: £66,240 - £86,940 DOE

Location: Derby, Manchester OR Warrington offices

We are seeking a qualified Commercial Lawyer with demonstrable post-qualification experience to join our team. This role involves drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including standard terms of business, NDAs, MoUs, preliminary transaction agreements, and bespoke services and supply-side agreements.

Ideally, you will have experience working in-house or on secondment and be capable of quickly integrating into a small legal team providing comprehensive legal support to a rapidly expanding and dynamic civil nuclear business involving across development, engineering, and design activities for SMR technology.

Key Responsibilities

Working with the Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Legal to draft and prepare broad range of Supply Chain agreements including for design and engineering services, partnering future supply contracts and arrangements, and licensing and confidentiality agreements in support of the Business's industrialisation and supply chain strategies.
Providing, as directed, legal counsel and guidance to internal stakeholders on contractual matters, including identifying and mitigating legal risk and ensuring compliance with the Business's internal governance framework and laws and regulations.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams such as supply chain, procurement, commercial, finance and/or engineering/programme/operations, to ensure contractual terms align with business objectives, draft and negotiate favourable terms, and resolve contract-related disputes in a timely and efficient manner.
Drafting legal documents, policies, procedures and correspondence including template contracts, NDAs and data addendums, document preparation for closing and signing, proofreading and document review.
Reviewing contracts, including documenting key contractual clauses and summarising key legal risks, preparing legal research including presenting findings and preparation of presentations (including PowerPoint), minutes, spreadsheets and reports.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

Qualified lawyer with the right to work and eligible to practice in the UK.
Good academic credentials and post-qualification experience.
Excellent drafting and negotiation skills across a broad range of commercial agreements.
Strong commercial understanding, pragmatic approach, and outstanding interpersonal skills.

Pay Range:

£60,000.00

£78,750.00

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

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