Legal Counsel
Portakabin
£51,000 - £62,000 / year
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Description
As an experienced Legal Counsel you will support commercial negotiations and manage legal risk and compliance for the Company.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £62,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of up to 10%
• Role based: York , YO32 9PT
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
• Eligible for Single Private Medical Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
Key Responsibilities
• Advise on contractual engagements with customers and suppliers where non-standard terms are used or where there is non-compliance with the legal framework.
• Liaise with external legal firms where required for specialist matters and in cases of litigation or disputes.
• Support business units with customer and supplier negotiations to agree final contractual positions.
• Support the Head of Legal and Head of Governance and Secretariat in the design and implementation of the Company ethical compliance framework.
• Support the Intellectual Property Manager with the management of the company IP portfolio, as required.
• Develop and deliver training to improve awareness of basic commercial legal principles and areas of risk across the business
• May take responsibility for mentoring and coordinating the work of team members, where appropriate.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with two annual volunteering days
Benefits
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business needs.
• Understanding of legal and ethical compliance risks with the ability to communicate them clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Commercial and/or construction experience.
• Previous in-house legal experience would be advantageous.
• Additional European language skills would be beneficial.
Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
Benefits
- • Qualified solicitor. • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business needs. • Understanding of legal and ethical compliance risks with the ability to communicate them clearly to stakeholders at all levels. • Commercial and/or construction experience. • Previous in-house legal experience would be advantageous. • Additional European language skills would be beneficial. Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC. NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
About this role
Portakabin is seeking a qualified solicitor to join their Legal team at their York headquarters on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You'll take on a broad remit spanning contract review and risk management, advising business units on commercial negotiations with customers and suppliers, and liaising with external counsel on specialist matters and disputes. The role also involves building the company's ethical compliance framework alongside the Head of Legal and Head of Governance, managing the IP portfolio, and developing training to raise legal awareness across the business.
This position suits someone with strong commercial acumen who can translate legal complexity into clear advice for stakeholders at all levels. In-house legal experience is advantageous, as is a background in commercial or construction law. You'll need to balance legal risk against business pragmatism, and the company values people willing to grow into the role even if you don't tick every box. There's potential to mentor team members as you settle in.
The package includes a salary of £51,000–£62,000 plus a 10% on-target bonus, 25 days' annual leave (with the option to buy five more), private medical cover, pension with life insurance, and access to wellbeing services and learning opportunities. The role is hybrid based in York, with two volunteering days per year available.
Typical pay for this role
$100,000
Typical range: $60,000 to $140,000
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