Senior Legal Counsel - 6 month FTC

Hi! We're UW. We’re on a mission to take the headache out of utilities by providing them all in one place. One bill for energy, broadband, mobile and insurance and a whole lot of savings!

We’re aiming to double in size as we help more people to stop wasting time and money—big ambitions, to be delivered by people like you.

Got your attention? Read on…

We put people first. It’s all about you…

We're looking for a top notch Senior Legal Counsel, with a depth of commercial contracts experience to join our team, initially for a 6 month contract to help us through a busy period.

You'll need to be comfortable working across a range of commercial contract work and providing legal supervision to the less experienced members of the team. We're a fast paced, dynamic business so an ability to deliver quickly, advise pragmatically and navigate ambiguity is critical to success.

This role is initially for a 6 month contract with an immediate start.

Required Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:

• You have a strong legal background, with relevant experience (preferably 6+ years PQE) working with or in a consumer facing business related regulated fields)
• In house experience is essential
• Experience working with or in a regulated industry (Ideally in financial services or insurance)
• You’ll be a savvy commercial negotiator, comfortable negotiating a wide range of commercial and technology contracts, including key supplier arrangements and managing internal teams to deliver a commercial outcome and drive contracts to completion
• You’ll have experience advising technology, product and marketing teams on their commercial arrangements and contracts
• You have a proven ability to run a large, complex agenda across a broad range of activities
• You have experience working with diverse teams (ranging from technology, product to administrative functions)
• Experience of utilising legal technologies and digital tools to deliver high quality work in the most efficient ways (CLM is our current key software)
• Ownership & accountability
• Agile thinking
• Collaborative working approach
• High levels of stakeholder management and influence
• Organisation and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
  

We deliver progress. What you’ll do and how you will make an impact.

As a key member of our legal team, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Helping UW to achieve commercial outcomes across a wide range of commercial projects and key supplier arrangements across our business and helping us take an innovative approach to our product offering within a multi-regulated consumer facing environment.
• Working closely with our Energy, Finance, Telecoms and Technology teams to devise solutions that proactively manage legal and regulatory risk while advancing Utility Warehouse’s goals.
• Providing mentorship, guidance and technical support to junior legal team members on complex commercial matters
• Advising on key commercial, technology and SaaS contracts,
• Contribute to the legal resources required for our products, such as terms and conditions, marketing and brand materials, policies and guidance for our partners and technology teams.
• Providing legal and commercial advice to the teams which support our products, such as Customer Support, Communications, Partners, Sales and Marketing.
• Input into the ongoing improvement of legal operations through effective use of AI and technology tools
  

We work together. Your team and the people you will work with…

Reporting to the Head of Legal, you'll be joining a team of high-performing, Legal team who pride themselves on great relationships. You'll work with a range of stakeholders across the business, advising on and navigating a range of commercial legal situations involved in operating a multi-service, consumer-facing business.

Your key stakeholders will include colleagues across Commercial, Marketing, Operations, Technology, Partners and Sales.

So why pick UW?

We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:

• An industry-benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
• Flexible hybrid working — 2 days a week in our London hub
• Discounts on our services and a free Cashback Card.
• Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x salary.
• Family-friendly policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Discounted private health insurance, Employee Assistance line and free Virtual GP.
• Belonging groups helping shape an inclusive future.
• A commitment to learning and progression through our Career Framework
  

Apply here!

You’ve got this far… Hit apply — we can’t wait to hear from you!

Worried you don’t hit every criterion? We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds — get your application in and let’s chat!

Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do.

We provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.



Please note, if you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.