Legal Professionals (Mid-Senior Level)

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# Legal Professionals (Mid-Senior Level) > Hire · United Kingdom (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-23 **Salary:** GBP 55,000–110,000 **Workplace:** remote **Department:** Finance & Legal ## Description **Hire Resolve is assisting legal organisations in hiring experienced legal professionals** for multiple mid–senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and business functions. This is a multi-role campaign covering both private practice and in-house positions (depending on background), with clear progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as **Senior Associate, Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel, Managing Associate, Practice Lead, Head of Legal, or Legal Operations Manager**. ### Key Responsibilities - Provide practical legal advice to stakeholders and/or clients across commercial and operational matters - Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, NDAs, supplier terms, service agreements) - Manage and progress matters in areas such as corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, property, procurement, compliance, privacy, or governance (aligned to experience) - Support dispute resolution activity, including pre-action strategy, liaison with external counsel, and case management - Contribute to compliance programmes and internal policies, including monitoring of regulatory changes and controls - Assist with risk assessments and recommendations to reduce legal and commercial exposure - Maintain accurate records, matter documentation, and reporting aligned to confidentiality and data protection expectations - Partner with internal teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making - Support process improvement initiatives (e.g., contract playbooks, clause libraries, workflow automation, template governance) - Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent quality standards across the function ## Requirements - **Qualifications (role-dependent):** - For solicitor roles: **Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales (or Scotland/Northern Ireland as relevant)**, typically with strong post-qualification experience - For barrister or advocate pathways: relevant professional qualification and practice experience (where applicable) - For legal operations, contracts, compliance, or specialist roles: relevant degree and substantial sector experience (legal qualification beneficial but not always essential) - **Experience:** Typically **5–12+ years** of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), suited to mid–senior level scope - Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment, disputes, regulatory, compliance, privacy, property, or legal operations - Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based decision-making skills - Familiarity with commonly used legal systems/tools (where relevant), such as **document management systems, matter management, e-billing, CLM platforms, and Microsoft 365** - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in **English**, with the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders - Strong attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to manage competing priorities confidentially and professionally ## Benefits - Private Healthcare Plan - Pension Plans - Life Assurance - Leave Package - Training & Development ## Apply [Apply at Hire ](https://apply.workable.com/hire-resolve-the-top-recruitment-agency/j/AD15CB4F24/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)