Date: 3 Jul 2026
Location:
United Kingdom, Whiteley, Hampshire, GB
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About Us
DTC - A Codan Company operates in fast growing markets offering innovative and robust wireless security products, leading-edge IP centric network devices, and C4I application software solutions, along with high performance wireless broadcast systems for all industries.
Our passion for innovation keeps us one step ahead in the rapidly changing and increasingly challenging environments within which we perform, whether on the battlefield, in the streets of our cities, or at the world's largest sporting events.
High performance IP Video, communications, and broadcast systems enable our customers to securely monitor, control, communicate, and share information with confidence in complex environments and in the most demanding situations.
About The Role
We are looking for a commercially minded Legal Counsel, UK & EMEA to provide strategic legal and compliance support across the UK and EMEA regions.
This role will support legal and compliance activity across DTC | A Codan Company and the wider Codan group. You will provide timely, pragmatic legal advice, support contract activity, help manage risk, and contribute to strong governance and compliance across the business.
This is a varied role suited to someone who can translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance, while building trusted relationships with stakeholders across legal, finance, HR, IT, cyber, commercial and operational teams.
Key responsibilities include
Providing commercially pragmatic legal advice across the business
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements.
Supporting governance, regulatory and compliance matters across the UK and EMEA
Identifying and managing legal and compliance risks, with practical mitigation strategies.
Advising on contractual, commercial, IP, privacy and data protection matters.
Supporting bids, contract variations, disputes and day-to-day legal enquiries.
Collaborating with global legal colleagues and external counsel on cross-border matters.
Delivering training on key risk areas including ABAC, Modern Slavery, cyber risk and other compliance frameworks.
Contributing to continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, systems and ways of working.
About You
You will be a qualified legal professional with strong commercial awareness, excellent drafting skills and the confidence to advise a wide range of stakeholders. You will be pragmatic, solutions-focused and comfortable balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes.
The successful candidate will ideally have:
Qualified Solicitor status in England and Wales, or an equivalent European qualification.
Approximately 1–3 years’ PQE, although newly qualified candidates will also be considered.
Strong experience in corporate and commercial law.
Experience from a top-tier or strong mid-tier firm, with in-house experience preferred, but not essential.
Exposure to export controls, regulatory matters, privacy or intellectual property would be advantageous.
Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and documentation integrity.
The ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
A current English Practising Certificate, or equivalent European qualification.
Benefits:
Our culture is supportive and collaborative. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where we share our ideas and innovation is strongly encouraged. We are looking for someone with genuine passion for the job and a “can-do” attitude.
Our Staff Receive
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
A generous pension plan
Employee Assistance Program
Income protection
Flexible core working hours
Onsite subsidised café
A personal approach to training and development
Enjoy working as part of a global organisation with teams in Whiteley, Hampshire; USA; Denmark, Singapore; Dubai and Australia.
We are committed to promoting a culture that supports personal development and embraces a diverse mix of employees throughout all levels of the organisation.
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