LEGAL COUNSEL

Legal Counsel

Private Healthcare

Central London

£55,000 - 70,000 (Salary negotiable on experience)

An innovative and market leading private healthcare organisation based in Central London is seeking a driven and motivated Legal Counsel to join their small dynamic legal team. The organisation provide a wide variety of care options for the elderly and disabled as well as those with long-term mental health conditions and those requiring assisted living.

Working closely with the General Counsel you will be responsible for advising on a wide range of commercial, corporate and company secretarial matters across the business. The role would suit a candidate with previous in-house experience or a lawyer with a couple of years' experience in private practice looking to take on a new challenge in-house.

Key responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements with partners and suppliers
• Advising on commercial legal matters and minimising risk to the business
• Advising on and managing corporate legal matters including re-organisations & acquisitions when necessary
• Company Secretarial work including filings with Companies House, attending Board Meetings, advising and updating the Board, manging minutes etc.
• Maintaining strong regulatory knowledge and advising the business on changes - particularly relevant to healthcare and data protection
• Managing external Counsel and giving instruction where necessary

Your background:

• UK qualified Solicitor or Barrister
• Strong commercial experience and eye for legal risk
• Able to manage multiple projects and workloads at once
• Willingness to learn and develop new legal skills
• Confident negotiator
• Previous in-house experience beneficial but not required

The total salary package is negotiable depending on the experience and background of the candidate. If this role is of interest please apply as soon as possible.

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