Legal Counsel (12 month FTC) - Fashion/ Retail

We're partnering with a well-known UK retail business to appoint a Legal Counsel on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support a busy and commercially focused in-house legal team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer looking for broad exposure across commercial contracts, intellectual property, consumer law and ESG matters within a fast-paced retail environment.

You'll join a dynamic, friendly, collaborative legal team of 4 and have excellent autonomy and supportive colleagues to ensure you get excellent exposure and development opportunities.

The Role

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will advise on a wide variety of legal matters, including:

• Drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements
• Advising on technology, SaaS and supplier contracts
• Supporting intellectual property matters, including design and trade mark reviews
• Providing advice on advertising, marketing and consumer protection issues
• Advising on ESG and sustainability-related initiatives
• Building strong relationships with procurement, marketing, product and commercial teams throughout the organisation

About You

You are likely to be:

• Qualified in England & Wales OR another common law jurisdiction
• Approximately 3-7 years' PQE (applications from outside this range will also be considered)
• Experienced in commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Comfortable working independently and managing stakeholders directly
• In-house trained or looking to make a move from private practice into a broad commercial role
• Interested in developing further exposure to ESG and intellectual property matters

What's on Offer?

• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Hybrid working (2 days per week in the London office)
• Broad, high-profile in-house legal exposure
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative and highly regarded legal team
• Meaningful involvement in ESG and strategic business projects
• Salary is dependant on PQE - £80,000 is the very maximum for this position but if you are outside of this we would still encourage applications

Start date: September 2026 or sooner

If you'd like to learn more, please get in touch directly for a confidential discussion or apply to this role to schedule a call.

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