Junior Commercial Counsel - 0-2 PQE - South West - Flexible

South West England Permanent View Job Description
This role offers the opportunity to provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across a diverse range of strategic and operational matters.
  • A great opportunity to join a well known retail business in the South West
  • A great opportunity for a junior lawyer to move in-house

About Our Client

We are seeking a commercially minded Solicitor to join a high-performing Legal Team within a leading consumer-facing business

Job Description



  • Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of complex commercial contracts, including supply, technology, logistics and services agreements.
  • Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across the business.
  • Support strategic procurement projects, supplier negotiations and key commercial initiatives.
  • Identify, assess and manage legal and commercial risks to support informed decision-making.
  • Advise on data protection, privacy and information governance matters.
  • Provide guidance on regulatory, consumer, competition and intellectual property issues.
  • Develop, maintain and improve contract templates, standard terms and legal playbooks.
  • Manage pre-litigation disputes and liaise with external legal advisers where required.
  • Deliver training and guidance to stakeholders on legal, contractual and compliance matters.
  • Drive continuous improvement across legal processes, promoting efficiency, consistency and best practice.
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The Successful Applicant

  • Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales.
  • Proven experience advising on commercial legal matters, either in private practice or in-house.
  • Strong commercial contracts expertise with excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
  • Demonstrable ability to balance legal risk against commercial priorities.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary and performance-related bonus.
  • Upto 20% Bonus
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Ideally 2 days in the office, however, depending on locality there is flexibility with in this. Coomutable from Exeter, Taunton, Wiltshire or South Bristol.
  • Enhanced pension contribution scheme.
  • Life assurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Employee discount and retail benefit schemes.
  • Career development, mentoring and progression opportunities.
  • Health and wellbeing support programmes.
  • Additional voluntary benefits and lifestyle initiatives.



Contact
Stacey Graham
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7107850
Phone number
+44 118 933 7035

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Retail
Where
South West England
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Stacey Graham
Consultant phone
+44 118 933 7035
Job reference
JN-092026-7107850