Found 94 Legal Counsel Jobs
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
Newly qualified PQE
£65000
Posted 11.12.2023 (89 days remaining)
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Newly qualified PQE
£65000
Posted 08.12.2023 (86 days remaining)
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Newly qualified PQE
Highly Competitive
Posted 08.12.2023 (86 days remaining)
REMOTE WORKING , U.K
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
REMOTE WORKING , U.K
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
REMOTE WORKING , U.K
5 years + PQE
COMPETITIVE
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£100 000-£120 000
Posted 21.11.2023 (69 days remaining)
REMOTE WORKING , U.K
5 years + PQE
COMPETITIVE
Posted 20.11.2023 (7 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
Competitive salary plus benefits
Posted 15.11.2023 (2 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£80 000-£100 000
Posted 07.11.2023 (55 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£80 000-£100 000
Posted 07.11.2023 (55 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£80 000-£100 000
Posted 07.11.2023 (55 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£80 000-£100 000
Posted 07.11.2023 (55 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£80,000-£100,000
Posted 07.11.2023 (55 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£ MARKET RATE + BONUS AND BENEFITS
Posted 20.10.2023 (37 days remaining)
London, Greater London
10 years + PQE
Competitive
Posted 20.10.2023 (37 days remaining)
London, Greater London
4 years + PQE
COMPETITIVE
Posted 20.10.2023 (37 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£ MARKET RATE + BONUS AND BENEFITS
Posted 20.10.2023 (37 days remaining)
London, Greater London
1 years + PQE
£MARKET RATE
Posted 11.10.2023 (28 days remaining)
London, Greater London
1 years + PQE
£MARKET RATE
Posted 11.10.2023 (28 days remaining)
London, Greater London
1 years + PQE
£ MARKET RATE
Posted 11.10.2023 (28 days remaining)
London, Greater London
Newly qualified PQE
£COMPETITIVE
Posted 11.10.2023 (28 days remaining)
London, Greater London
1 years + PQE
£MARKET RATE PLUS BONUS
Posted 02.10.2023 (19 days remaining)
London, Greater London
2 years + PQE
£EXCELLENT SALARY AND BENEFITS
Posted 02.10.2023 (19 days remaining)
London, Greater London
5 years + PQE
£MARKET RATE
Posted 02.10.2023 (19 days remaining)
London, Greater London
Newly qualified PQE
£ MARKET RATE
Posted 02.10.2023 (19 days remaining)
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the role of a legal counsel?
The role of a legal counsel is to protect the legal needs of an organisation/company. The work will be determined by the nature of your organisation, typically including drafting legal documents and advising the company/organisation of any legal issues or matters that may arise.
2. Does legal counsel have to be a lawyer?
Legal counsel are lawyers who work in-house at organisations.
3. How do I become a legal counsel?
If training in industry is your preferred option, you may like to contact either the SRA for a list of organisations that offer in-house training contracts. Another way to become a legal counsel is to embark on a traditional training contract following your degree / GDL and LPC. The training contract may offer client secondments where you could experience what it would be like to work in house. After qualifying, you could choose to apply directly with an organisation as in house counsel.