Senior Legal Counsel

We're working a fantastic e-commerce company seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Legal Counsel to support their in-house legal team on a 3-month fixed-term contract, starting mid-May 2025.

This is a brilliant opportunity to step into a dynamic digital business and provide strategic legal support across a wide range of areas.

London, hybrid working.

The Role:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts – including tech agreements, supplier deals, and partnership arrangements
• Advising on marketing and advertising law compliance, including consumer-facing campaigns
• Supporting on data protection matters (including GDPR and privacy reviews)
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including procurement, product, tech, and marketing
• Providing commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across the business

About You:

• 4+ years PQE with strong experience in commercial law
• Comfortable advising on technology, marketing, and data privacy
• Background in e-commerce, tech, or digital sectors preferred
• Able to work autonomously and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Must be available to start mid-May

To register an interest, please send through your updated CV to [email protected]

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

To find out more about how LAW Absolute can assist you, or your team, through flexible working, please contact us or visit www.lawabsolute.com

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