Legal Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Legal Counsel - Commercial, Marketing & IP based in United Kingdom.

This role combines intellectual property, marketing, regulatory coordination, and commercial contracting within a fast-moving global technology environment. You will help protect and strengthen a high-profile international brand while enabling business and marketing teams to move confidently into new markets.

• Manage a global intellectual property portfolio covering trademarks, branding, graphics, and creative assets, including instructing and overseeing external counsel on registrations, renewals, enforcement, and related matters.
• Advise marketing and commercial teams on campaigns, content, sponsorships, advertising, and brand-related initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with regulatory specialists and external counsel on market-entry questions, including advertising restrictions, reverse solicitation, sponsorship structures, and requirements for entering new markets.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory advice into clear, practical guidance that business stakeholders can confidently apply.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship, advertising, media, vendor, revenue partnership, distribution, subscription, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Partner closely with Regulatory, Product, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders to identify legal and commercial risks early and ensure matters are directed to the appropriate specialist when required.
• Develop and maintain legal playbooks, templates, and practical guidance that enable business teams to self-serve on routine legal questions while maintaining appropriate risk controls.
• Support brand-protection initiatives, including actions relating to trademark infringement, unauthorized use, and misuse of intellectual property.
• Build strong relationships with external legal advisers and coordinate legal support across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Contribute to a commercially focused legal function by balancing risk management with business enablement and speed of execution.

• Qualified lawyer with 7–10+ years of post-qualification experience, gained either in-house or within a leading private practice environment.
• Demonstrated experience advising on marketing, advertising, branding, or related commercial matters, ideally within technology, fintech, payments, media, advertising, or consumer-facing businesses.
• Strong hands-on experience managing IP portfolios, particularly trademark registrations, brand protection, enforcement, and coordination of external counsel across jurisdictions.
• Significant commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating complex sponsorship, advertising, vendor, revenue partnership, subscription, distribution, partnership, and technology-related agreements.
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships and providing commercially practical legal advice to non-legal teams.
• Strong judgment and the ability to determine when an issue can be handled independently and when it should be escalated to regulatory specialists or external counsel.
• Comfortable understanding business performance, data, and marketing context rather than approaching matters solely from a legal-text perspective.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong commercial awareness, ownership, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced international environment.
• Experience in crypto, blockchain, technology, fintech, payments, marketing and advertising, or sports partnerships is advantageous.
• Experience supporting market entry or international expansion, as well as exposure to contentious or brand-protection matters, is a plus.
• Experience working within a global or matrix organization across multiple time zones is preferred.
• Familiarity with data protection considerations relevant to marketing, including consent, targeting, analytics, and related commercial arrangements, is beneficial.

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Learning and development programs designed to support professional growth.
• Education subsidy to support ongoing learning and career development.
• Team-building initiatives and company-wide events.
• Wellness and meal allowances.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and eligible dependants.
• Opportunity to work in a highly international, technology-driven environment with exposure to complex commercial, IP, marketing, and regulatory matters.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams and external legal advisers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Inclusive environment that welcomes professionals from diverse backgrounds and encourages applications even when candidates do not meet every listed requirement.