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**Legal Counsel – EMEA**
We are working on an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join a well\-established international business operating across multiple brands and markets.
This is a broad, business\-facing role, supporting senior lawyers and working closely with stakeholders across the organisation. The successful candidate will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across a range of matters, with a particular focus on commercial contracts, regulatory issues, ESG, disputes, IP\-related matters and digital initiatives.
The role would suit a lawyer around
**5–7 PQE**
who enjoys working closely with the business, understands how to balance legal risk with commercial objectives, and is looking for a role with breadth, responsibility and exposure to senior stakeholders.
**Key responsibilities will include:**
* Providing clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice across a range of commercial, regulatory and business\-facing matters.
* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, supporting stakeholders through the full contract lifecycle.
* Working closely with senior lawyers to identify, manage and escalate legal, regulatory and reputational risks.
* Building strong relationships with business stakeholders and acting as a trusted legal partner.
* Supporting the instruction and management of external counsel, ensuring advice is proportionate, commercial and cost\-effective.
* Contributing to legal team processes, templates, know\-how and operational effectiveness initiatives.
* Working collaboratively across the wider legal team and wider business functions.
**The ideal candidate will have:**
* Qualification as a solicitor, ideally around
**5–7 PQE**
.
* Strong commercial contracts experience, gained in\-house or in private practice.
* Experience working with FMCG, retail, manufacturing or similarly fast\-paced commercial businesses would be highly advantageous.
* Good judgement, strong communication skills and the ability to provide practical, risk\-based advice.
* Confidence managing stakeholders and working across competing priorities.
* A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to a supportive, high\-performing legal team.
This is a great opportunity for a commercial lawyer looking to develop within a busy, multi\-brand international environment, with exposure to a broad range of legal and business issues.
For more information please feel free to reach out to Martin Evensen \- martin@heriotbrown.com