Description
legal docs
ai tools
saas contracts
mentorship
risk management
commercial advice
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.
- 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.
- Input into the ongoing improvement of legal operations through effective use of AI and technology tools
- Advising on key commercial, technology and SaaS contracts,
- Providing mentorship, guidance and technical support to junior legal team members on complex commercial matters
- 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.
- 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.
- Providing legal and commercial advice to the teams which support our products, such as Customer Support, Communications, Partners, Sales and Marketing.
Requirements
clm
in-house
6+ pqe
financial services
agile
negotiation
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.
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.
- Strong communication skills
- 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)
- 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
- High levels of stakeholder management and influence
- In house experience is essential
- Experience working with or in a regulated industry (Ideally in financial services or insurance)
- You’ll have experience advising technology, product and marketing teams on their commercial arrangements and contracts
- Agile thinking
- You have a strong legal background, with relevant experience (preferably 6+ years PQE) working with or in a consumer facing business related regulated fields)
- You have a proven ability to run a large, complex agenda across a broad range of activities
Benefits
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.
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.
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!
- Flexible hybrid working — 2 days a week in our London hub
- A commitment to learning and progression through our Career Framework
- An industry-benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
- Family-friendly policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
- Discounted private health insurance, Employee Assistance line and free Virtual GP.
- Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x salary.
- Discounts on our services and a free Cashback Card.
Training + Development
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